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| MRNL5030 | Aquatik Microbial Ecology | 3+0+0 | ECTS:7.5 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | Second Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | Marine Science and Marine Biotechnology | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 3 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. İlhan ALTINOK | | Co-Lecturer | Prof. Dr. İlhan ALTINOK, Asst. Prof. Dr. Uğur UZUNER | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | This course provides an introduction to the role that microorganisms play in the biogeochemical cycle of dissolved and particulate inorganic and organic matter in freshwater and marine ecosystems. The approach will be ecological, with environmental physicochemical properties related to the regulation of microbial processes, distributions and biodiversity. |
| Programme Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | PO - 1 : | comment on aspects of aquatic microbial carbon metabolism | 3,6,7,14 | 1, | | PO - 2 : | analyze the biomass and activities of marine microorganisms | 3,6,7,14 | 1,4,5, | | PO - 3 : | comment on the problems and solutions related to marine ecology | 3,6,7,14 | 1,4,5,6, | | PO - 4 : | advise industry and government officials on marine ecology policy | 3,6,7,14 | 1, | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), PO : Learning Outcome | | |
| Introduction, Aims, Problems, and solutions in aquatic microbial ecology; Origin, composition, and microbial utilization of dissolved organic matter; Microbial ectoenzymes in aquatic environments; Aspects of aquatic microbial carbon metabolism; Regulation of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase; Methods for detecting distributions of microorganisms in the environment; Methods of detecting biomass and activities of microorganisms in marine waters; The energetics regulating microbial processes; Microbial biochemical pathways, biodegradation, microbial interactions; The role that microorganisms play in the food webs of various ecosystems; Approaches to bacterial population dynamics; RNA chemotaxonomy of bacterial isolates; Natural microbial communities; Plasmids and their role in natural aquatic bacterial communities. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | Introduction, Aims, Problems, and solutions in aquatic microbial ecology, | | | Week 2 | Origin, composition, and microbial utilization of dissolved organic matter, | | | Week 3 | Microbial ectoenzymes in aquatic environments, | | | Week 4 | Aspects of aquatic microbial carbon metabolism, | | | Week 5 | Regulation of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase | | | Week 6 | Methods for detecting distributions of microorganisms in the environment, | | | Week 7 | Methods of detecting biomass and activities of microorganisms in marine waters; | | | Week 8 | Midterm exam | | | Week 9 | The energetics regulating microbial processes, | | | Week 10 | Microbial biochemical pathways, biodegradation, microbial interactions, | | | Week 11 | The role that microorganisms play in the food webs of various ecosystems, | | | Week 12 | Approaches to bacterial population dynamics; | | | Week 13 | RNA chemotaxonomy of bacterial isolates | | | Week 14 | Natural microbial communities; | | | Week 15 | Plasmids and their role in natural aquatic bacterial communities. | | | Week 16 | Final Exam | | | |
| 1 | Paul F. Kemp, Jonathan J. Cole, Barry F. Sherr, Evelyn B. Sherr. 2018. Handbook of Methods in Aquatic Microbial Ecology. CRC Press, 800 pages.
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| 1 | Overbeck, J., Chrost, R.J. 1990. Aquatic Ecology- Biochemical and Molecular Approaches. Springer. | | | |
| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | Mid-term exam | 9 | 16.04.2024 | 2 | 30 | | Quiz | 10 | 25.04.2024 | 1 | 20 | | End-of-term exam | 16 | 06.06.2024 | 1 | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 3 | 12 | 36 | | Sınıf dışı çalışma | 4 | 5 | 20 | | Laboratuar çalışması | 2 | 3 | 6 | | Arasınav için hazırlık | 5 | 1 | 5 | | Arasınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Ödev | 2 | 4 | 8 | | Kısa sınav | 1 | 1 | 1 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 6 | 2 | 12 | | Dönem sonu sınavı | 2 | 1 | 2 | | Total work load | | | 91 |
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