Module code: BIO231
Credits: 15.0
Semester: SEM2
Timetable:
Lecture- Semester 2: Weeks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12: Thursday 11 am - 1 pm
Lab- Semester 2: Weeks 9, 11: Monday 2 pm - 5 pm
- Semester 2: Weeks 9, 11: Tuesday 2 pm - 5 pm
- Semester 2: Weeks 9, 11: Wednesday 2 pm - 5 pm
- Semester 2: Weeks 9, 11: Thursday 2 pm - 5 pm
Contact: Prof Conrad Mullineaux
Overlap: None
Prerequisite: None
Prerequisites:EITHER General Microbiology (SBS758) OR Basic Biochemistry (SBS017) plus one Chemistry Year 1 option. Diversity of microbial metabolisms. Bacterial growth and replication, including organization and division of the chromosome, yield and responses to temperature and nutrient availability. Photolithotrophy, photoorganotrophy, chemilithotrophy and chemoorganotrophy. Fermentation and anaerobic respiration. Growth and extension metabolism of fungi. Nitrogen transformations by microorganisms in free-living and mutualistic settings. Microbiological standards in public health. Clean water processing and waste-water treatment. Practical work will cover prokaryote photosynthesis, bacterial fermentation, fungal digestion of wood and nitrogen transformations in sediments, and microbiological water quality. There will be a brief consideration of clean water processing and waste-water treatment.
Connected course(s): UDF DATA
Assessment: 75.0% Examination, 25.0% Coursework
Level: 5
