1 - Learning and development of knowledge about the important role of microorganisms in marine environments with particular emphasis on the fundamental concepts underlying the diversity and functioning of microbial communities in relation to the marine environment where they are found and their interaction with surrounding macroorganisms;
1) The importance of microorganisms (bacteria, archaea, viruses, and microbial eukaryotes) in the marine environment;
2) Microorganisms and their phylogeny; classification of bacteria; definition of prokaryotic cell and its genome. Characteristics of the prokaryotic cell, mode of replication; transcription and genetic expression;
3) Phylogenetic and metabolic diversity; ecology of marine microorganisms; microbial consortia, their diversity and functional analysis; phototrophy and chemotrophy; heterotrophic microorganisms; interactions with other organisms; chemosynthetic and photosynthetic endosymbionts; concept of holobiont;
4) Marine fungi: the role of saprophytic fungi in the recycling of organic matter and the degradation of polysaccharides produced by phytoplankton. Symbioses established between marine fungi and other forms of marine life, including seaweeds. The fundamental role of fungi in the dynamics of marine ecosystems;
5) Biotechnological applications of marine microorganisms. Description of the biotechnological potential of marine bacteria and marine Archaea for the biotechnological exploration of enzymes; Introduction to "omic" technologies for studying the functional and metabolic diversity of marine microorganisms in their natural environment; genomics and metagenomics, metabarcoding, and shotgun sequencing. Proteomics of marine bacteria.
The teaching of this course unit will be based on in-person classes assuming a conceptual and explanatory nature and exploratory activities of laboratory nature. The classes will reflect a combination of explanatory and participatory methodologies using dynamic visual presentations, which will include videos and online research, as well as dynamic interactions between teacher and student, complemented by moments of interpretation/discussion of responses during the classes. The most relevant information (scientific articles and book chapters) will be made available on the "e-learning Moodle" platform.
Marine Microbiology. Editor Se-Kwon Kim, 2013. Wiley‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA. Print ISBN:9783527333271 |Online ISBN:9783527665259 |DOI:10.1002/9783527665259
Marine Microbiology: Ecology & Applications; by Colin B. Munn; 3rd edition; 2020; Taylor & Francis Group; ISBN 9780429061042
Text Book on Marine Microbiology. P. F. Steffi &Rajeswari Anburaj. 2020 Publisher: Ryan publishers. Editor: P.F.Steffi. ISBN: 978-81-947191-1-3, 978-81-947191-9-9 file:///C:/Users/raul.s.bettencourt/Downloads/MarineMicrobiologyBook.pdf
Practical Handbook of Microbiology. Edited By Lorrence H Green, Emanuel Goldman Published May 31, 2023 by CRC Press. ISBN 9780367567644
Marine microbial symbioses: Host-microbe interaction, holobiont’s adaptation to niches and global climate change. Editors, Sen-Lin Tang, Zhiyong Li. 2024 . Frontiers Media SA. ISBN: 9782832549025, 2832549020
Noora Barzkar, Stanislav Sukhikh, Olga Babich. 2024.Study of marine microorganism metabolites: new resources for bioactive natural products. Frontiers in Microbiology. Section Aquatic Microbiology, 2024. Volume 14 - 2023 https://doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1285902
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