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Microbial growth and stress
Microbial Growth and Stress
Last Updated: 2026-02-05 15:05:41
Abstract
First a solid understanding of techniques to cultivate microbial cultures in the laboratory under defined conditions will be given. This will be the basis for a critical discussion of microbial response to stress conditions and on published microbial stress literature.
Objective
A “sense” for good experimentation and stress research will be developed. A mixture of lectures, studies of original research literature and discussion, strong focus on clean and controlled experimentation.
Content
Using modern molecular tools (e.g., proteome or transcriptome analysis, etc.) for studying microbial behaviour during growth and under stress conditions must be based on experimentation in a carefully controlled environment. There are numerous examples in the literature where this has not or only insufficiently been done. Based on solid understanding of microbial cultivation techniques used in the laboratory, a “sense” for good experimentation will be developed. The course will be combined with lectures on selected topics in microbial physiology and relevant published microbial stress literature will be discussed.
Resources
Lecture Notes
Script and original publications will be supplied during the course.
Literature
Script and original publications will be supplied during the course.
General Information
- Language
- English
- Levels
- MSC
- Frequency
- Yearly recurring
Examination
- Type
- end-of-semester examination
Course Components
| Type | Title | Time & Place | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| lecture | Microbial Growth and Stress |
|
2 h weekly |