Credit hours
In-class work per week |
Practice per week |
Credits |
Duration |
Total |
4 |
2 |
6 |
10 weeks |
90 hours |
Instructor
Fernando Dini Andreote
Lucas William Mendes
Rodrigo Mendes
Objective
Discuss concepts related to microbial ecology, involving aspects such as community density,
phylogenetic and functional diversity. Additionally, it is intended to give an overview of how the
ecological theories developed for animals and plants are suited to the study of microbial communities.
The discipline should provide a theoretical-practical basis on the responsiveness of microbial
communities to changes in the environment, with emphasis on agricultural practices, which can induce
changes in the structure of such communities, influencing agricultural sustainability. The course
curriculum fills a gap in microbiology courses regarding the ecology of such communities.
Content
Theoretical Classes: 1. Ecology as a science: knowledge and applications 2. Ecological theory applied to
microbial communities 3. Theory of evolution applied to microbial communities 4. Phylogenetic diversity
and functional diversity 5. Microbial biogeography 6. Microbial communication - quorumsensing 7.
Microbial interactions - symbionts in plants and animals 8. Microorganisms and ecosystems Practical
classes: 1. Description of microbial communities - analysis methods 2. Comparison between
files of communities 3. Metabolic reconstruction in microbial communities.
Bibliography
Melo, I. S.; Azevedo, J. L. Microbiologia Ambiental. 2º ed. rev. Ampl. – Jaguariúna: Embrapa Meio Ambiente, 2008. 647p.
Elsas JD, Jansson J, Trevors JT. Modern Soil Microbiology, 2nd Edition (2006) Modern Soil Microbiology, 3rd Edition (2019)
Journals - Ecology, Microbial Ecology, ISME Journal, Nature