Physiological Concepts of Microbe Cultivation (BIO-BP-62P01)
CGQ
| BIO-BP-62P01 | Physiological Concepts of Microbe Cultivation |
| Responsible Faculty | Prof. Dr. Michael Rother |
| Qualification goals |
The students know the basic processes involving the isolation of microbes from the environment, they understand the underlying physiological criteria and are able to implement them in an applied/biotechnological context. Students are able to develop advanced cultivation concepts for microbes based on their physiological properties. The students know the operational characteristics of bioreactors with different variations of the process control. They can quantitatively describe the conversion and transport processes in the bioreactor and select an appropriate process control strategy for a given technical problem. |
| Contents | The contents of the module are the composition and the resulting the nutritional requirements of microorganisms, how they are supplied in natural and artificial environments, as well as concepts based on such requirements for their enrichment, isolation and maintainance in theory and practice. Further contents of the module are the mathematical description of microbial growth, the basics for the quantitative description of the operating behavior of bioreactors, in particular the balancing of biomass growth and mass transfer in batch-based, feed-based or continuous cultivation, mass and energy transport processes in the bioreactor as well as their balancing, the different types of reactors and their fields of application. |
| Types of teaching and studying | The module includes lecture (2 SWS), seminar (1 SWS), tutorial (1 SWS), practical course (4 SWS) and self-study. |
| Conditions for attendance | A prerequisite is basic knowledge of microbial physiology and cell biology at the undergraduate level. Suitable literature for preparation is: Madigan et al. (Eds.) Brock Biology of Microorganisms 15th edition, Pearson Studium, ISBN 978-1-2922-3519-6. |
| Usability | The module is compulsory in the master's program Molecular Biosciences and Productive Biosystems. It prepares students for the modules From Genes to Enzymes, Systems Biology and Genomics, Introduction to Lab Research Routine, Productive Pathways, Application Technologies und Advanced Lab Research Routine. |
| Prerequisites for the granting of credit points | The credit points are earned if the module exams are passed. The module exams consist of an un-graded portfolio of 40 hours and a written exam of 90 minutes time. |
| Credit points and grades | Ten credit points can be earned from the module. The module grade is the result of the unweighted average of the grades of the examination results, in accordance with § 14 Paragraph 1 clause 5 of the Examination Regulations. |
Lecture/Practice
When: 15.04.24-03.05.24, 1.DS +X, enroll via selma
Where: BIO E33
Practical course
When: 22.04.24-03.05.24
Where: BIO 140
How: mornings (09:20 am - 01:00 pm or 02:00 pm - 05:20 pm, enroll via selma)
Who: Nils Peiter, Andrea Mentrup, Marija Najdovska, Michael Rother
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