Learning Results
(1) understand the variety of ways by which microorganisms interact with their environment, i.e. air, soil, water and other organisms; (2) know how microorganisms can be used to benefit humans; (3) evaluate water microbial quality; (4) evaluate microbial environmental contamination; (5) understand how microorganisms can be used to solve environmental problems (bioremediation).
Program
1.Introduction: basic concepts; environmental microbiology. 2.Microbial ecology: microbial interactions; microbial activities with ecological relevance; the physical environment and association to other organisms; aquatic microbial community; soil microorganisms and microorganisms associated to vascular plants. 3.Applied environmental microbiology: contamination and quality; evaluation of water microbial quality and applicable legislation; evaluation of air microbial quality in confined environments; bioremediation: using microbial trophic diversity to treat sewage and to solve environmental problems.
Internship(s)
NAO
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