Publication in the Diário da República: Despacho nº 10764/2011 - 30/08/2011
5.5 ECTS; 2º Ano, 2º Semestre, 30,0 T + 30,0 PL , Cód. 918420.
Lecturer
- Cecília de Melo Correia Baptista (2)
(1) Docente Responsável
(2) Docente que lecciona
Prerequisites
Knowledge of the structure and properties of biological molecules.
Objectives
Study of the microbial diversity and classification. Procaryotic
and eucaryotic cell organization, morphology and growth patterns.
Microbial interactions and role in living systems and biotechnological production.
Program
1 A survey and classification of life at the cellular level.
2 Morphology, ultrastructure and characteristics of bacteria,
fungi, and protists.
3 Viruses: structure, morphology and replication.
4 Microbial nutrition, growth, control, metabolism and reproduction.
5 Characterization of different microbial environments.
6 Applied and industrial microbiology.
Evaluation Methodology
Laboratory ongoing assessment. Written test. Final theoretical examination.
Bibliography
- Case, C. e Funke, B. e Tortora, G. (2008). Microbiologia. S. Paulo: Artmed Editora
- Lima, N. e Sousa, J. e Ferreira, W. (2010). Microbiologia. Lisboa: Lidel - Edições Técnicas
- Woolverton, C. e Sherwood, L. e Willey, J. (2008). Prescott, Harley and Klein's Microbiology. New York: McGraw-Hill
Teaching Method
Lectures and laboratory classes.
Software used in class
