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COURSE INFORMATION FOR CURRENT SEMESTER/TERM

Teaching Schedule

References/Teaching Materials/
Week Lecture/Tutorial/Assignment Topic
Equipment
1 Introduction. Microbial cellular structure. Prokaryote and eukaryote Books, Notes

2 Structure and function: bacteria, fungi, algae and viruses Books, Notes

3 Impact of algae, fungi and bacteria to the ecology, environment and Books, Notes
humans

4 Nutrition and microbial growth Books, Notes

5 Environmental factors that influence growth Books, Notes
Growth measurement
6 Microbial metabolism, isolation and identification Books, Notes

7 Microbial genetics, Controlling microbial growth Books, Notes
Test
8 Aquatic microbiology. Pathogens Books, Notes

9 Microbes in waste treatment. Bio-indicator and bio-sensor Books, Notes

10 Introduction to environmental science and ecology. Ecosystem Books, Notes
concepts: levels of organization in nature, biotic and abiotic
components of an ecosystem. Earth’s life support systems:
atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere, biosphere, ecosphere.
11 Energy flow through ecosystems: law of thermodynamics, trophic Books, Notes
levels, productivity. Biogeochemical cycles: importance, Hydrological
cycle

12 Carbon cycle, nitrogen cycle, phosphorus cycle, sulphur cycle Books, Notes

13 Biodiversity: importance, loss, conservation efforts, indicators of Books, Notes
environmental quality. Population ecology: characteristics, growth and
limits, life history strategies; human population growth, demography.

14 Community ecology: structure, interactions, niche; ecological Books, Notes
succession, ecological stability and sustainability.

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