LECTURES: M,W, F 0900-0950 Maury 112
Report due dates: Sept 30; Nov 4; Dec 7
Exam dates 9/28, 11/2, (Note: all exams are take-homes with a 7-day period in which to do the test. The instructor will fill in the details.) "Final" exam will be handed out on last day of class - it is due by Tues, Dec. 15, 17:00. N.B. Exams make use of a lot of questions used in previous classes. Use of old exams obtained from others as study aids or for any other purpose is strictly forbidden. Violations will be handled agressively.
NOTE EVSC 523 WEB SITE: http://lmecol.evsc.virginia.edu/523
TENTATIVE LECTURE OUTLINE |
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APPROPRIATE READING Atlas and Bartha |
Kirchman |
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AUG |
26 |
Introduction - Course description, requirements, scheduling, etc, grading policy and exams. Report schedule and description. Importance of microbes |
1 | 1 |
28-9/4 |
Microbial groups, nutritional classification, basic cell structure, basic physiology |
2 |
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SEP EXAM 9/28 |
7-30R |
Biomass and activity of microbes. Approaches to the study, Importance of quantification, distribution of microbes and activities in the environment. Interpretation of data. | 7,8,9,6 |
3,4 |
OCT |
2-23 |
Ecosystem functions: CARBON cycle, decomposition of organic matter, lignin and cellulose, xenobiotics (Fall Break,10/5-6) | 10, 13 |
5 |
26-11/4R |
Nitrogen metabolism (the N cycle) | 11 |
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NOV EXAM 11/2 |
6-11 |
Sulfur cycle, Geothermal vents, acid mine drainage, sulfate reduction | 13 | |
| 13-16 | Sediment metabolism, methanogenesis | 11 | ||
18 |
Pollution and microbial behavior, including bioremediation, biodegradation | 14, 15
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23 - Dec 4 |
Public Health Microbiology: Ecology of communicable disease. Water treatment, waste water treatment, world health issues | 12 |
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DEC |
7R |
Make up and topics of immediate interest | Chapters 3, 4, 5,and 16 will not be covered explicitly, but should be read as time permits |
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TEXT MATERIAL: Many of the topics that we will discuss are covered in some of these texts. They are excellent sources of help for areas in which you require additional materials.
I. Microbial Ecology: General References
Kirchman, D.L 2012. Processes in Microbial Ecology. Oxford University Press.London. "Required" text.
Atlas, R.M., and R. Bartha. 1998. Microbial Ecology: Fundamentals and Applications. 4th ed. Addison-Wesley, NY. Auxillary text - still a very good general text
Lynch, J.M., and J. E. Hobbie. 1988. Microbial Ecology: A Conceptual Approach. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Ltd. Oxford. Great book, but starts at a level a little too presumptuous for "beginners" old but still a superb reference for those with a little background
Hurst, C.J. et al. (eds) 2006. Manual of Environmental Microbiology, 3rd edition. ASM Press, Washington, D.C. A pretty good source of info, not just methods
Alexander, M. 1971. Microbial Ecology. Wiley, NY. OUT OF PRINT
Alexander, M. 1977. Introduction to Soil Microbiology. Wiley, NY. probably also out of print
Brock, T.D. 1966. Principles of Microbial Ecology. Prentice-Hall. (Out of Print) - the original
Campbell, R.E. 1977. Microbial Ecology. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Ltd. Oxford.
Reinheimer, G. 1984. Aquatic Microbiology (A classic, but limited in scope and approach) Wiley Newer editions available
Ford. T.E. (ed.) 1993. Aquatic Microbiology. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Inc., Boston. An up to date treatment of topics of interest to freshwater (especially) and marine microbiologists.
Metting, F.B. 1993. Soil Microbial Ecology. Marcel Dekker, Inc., New York. Excellent text, but limited to soil.
Tate, R.L. 1994. Soil Microbiology. John Wiley & Sons Looks interesting but cheap - may be great?
Maier, R.M., I.L. Pepper, and C.P. Gerba. 2000. Environmental Microbiology. Academic Press. San Diego, CA. (ISBN:0-12-497570). A very nice general coverage of the applied aspects of microbial ecology - i.e., environmental micro. Probably the most up to date of the general texts.
II. General Microbiology
Brock, T.D., and M.T. Madigan. 1991. Brock Biology of the Microorganisms. 10th Edition. Prentice-Hall. NY. Excellent text written by a group of Tom Brock's disciples - based on Brock's original.
Seeley, H.W., P.J. Vandemark, and J.J. Lee. 1991. Microbes in Action. 4th Edition. W.H. Freeman & Co. New York (ISBN: 0-7167-2100-7) Great lab manual for fundamental techniques
Gerhardt, P., R.G.E. Murray, R.N. Costilow, E.W. Nester, W.A. Wood, N.R. Krieg, and G.B.Phillips (ed.). 1981., Manual of methods for general bacteriology. American Society for Microbiology, Washington, D.C. (ISBN: 0-914826-30-1 Great source of basic methods
III. Biochemistry and Metabolism
Lehninger, A. I. 1970. Biochemistry: The molecular basis of cell structure and function. Worth Publishers, Inc. Definitely newer editions.
Mandelstam, J., and K. McQuillan. 1973. Biochemistry of bacterial growth. Halsted Press, NY. An oldie but still a goodie.
Haddock, B.A., and W.A. Hamilton. 1977. Microbial Energetics. Cambridge University Press.
Gottschalk, G. 1986. Bacterial Metabolism. 2nd edition. Springer-Verlag. New York. Extremely useful for metabolism.
Neidhart, F.C., J.L. Ingraham, M. Schaechter. 1990. Physiology of the Bacterial Cell: a Molecular Approach. Sinauer Associates, Inc. Sunderland, MA. ISBN0-87893-608-4. I like this text. I use it for my Adv. Microb. Physiol. course.