Course Overview

Microorganisms are an important part of natural environments. Fundamental knowledge on environmental microbiology will be lectured. This lecture deals with the ecological role of microorganisms, the physiological state of microorganisms in the environment, microorganisms in extreme environments and application of microbial functions for conservation of environments.

Learning Achievement

Microorganisms are an important part of natural environments. Fundamental knowledge on environmental microbiology (mainly bacteria) will be lectured. This lecture deals with the ecological role of microorganisms, the physiological state of microorganisms in the environment, microorganisms in extreme environments and application of microbial functions for conservation of environments.

Competence

This course aims to understand basic knowledge in microbiology and how to use them to tackle problems in environmental sciences.

Course prerequisites

Grading Philosophy

Presentation and engagement to the course would be assessed.

Course schedule

Introduction
How do microorganisms look like
How do bacteria move around
Living under various conditions
Bacterial life in the environment
The underlying mechanism of bacterial behaviors
Bacterial screening I
Bacterial screening II
How bacteria sense the environment, and communicate with each other
Bacteria in use

Course type

Lectures

Online Course Requirement

Instructor

Nomura Nobuhiko,Toyofuku Masanori

Other information

Lectures would be carried out online basically using Manaba and Zoom.
Reports or/and presentations would be assessed. Please check Manaba for details.

Site for Inquiry

Link to the syllabus provided by the university