Credit hours
In-class work per week |
Practice per week |
Credits |
Duration |
Total |
4 |
2 |
8 |
15 weeks |
120 hours |
Instructor
Fernando Dini Andreote
Objective
Provide students with knowledge about Soil Microbiology and Biotechnology. Incorporate in the student
the ability to reason about the most varied situations and contexts related to the subject, making them
able to solve problems and formulate research projects within this area of expertise.
Content
1. General characteristics of the main groups of soil microorganisms. 2. Ecology of soil microorganisms.
3. Mycorrhizae. 4. Soil enzyme activities. 5. Transformations of organic matter in soil and the carbon
cycle. 6. Biological transformations of nitrogen in the soil. 7. Biological nitrogen fixation. 8. Sulfur
transformations mediated by soil biological activity. 9. Phosphorus transformations mediated by soil
biological activity. 10. Independent cultivation methodologies for the study of soil microbial
communities. Practical part: 1. Quantitative and qualitative analysis of soil microorganisms. 2.
Respirometry of soil microorganisms. 3. Mycorrhizas and Diazotrophs. 4. Quantification of enzymes in
soils. 5. Extraction of DNA from soil and amplification of ribosomal genes.
Bibliography
Van Elsas JD, Trevors JT, Rosado AS, Nannipieri P. Modern Soil Microbiology, 3rd Edition, 2019
Cardoso EJBN, Andreote FD. Microbiologia do Solo 2a Ed.
(http://www.livrosabertos.sibi.usp.br/portaldelivrosUSP/catalog/book/109)
Van Elsas JD, Jansson J, Trevors 3T. Modern Soil Microbiology, 2nd Edition (2006).
Melo, IS; Azevedo, JL. Microbiologia Ambiental (2008).
Paul, EA. Soil Microbiology, Ecology, and Biochemistry, 3rd. Edition (2007).
Allen, M.F. The ecology of mycorrhizae. Cambridge Studies in Ecology, 1991. 184 p.
Cardoso, E.J.B.N.; Tsai, S.M.; Neves, M.C.P. Microbiologia do Solo. Campinas: Sociedade Brasileira de
Ciencia do Solo, 1992. 360p.
Hatfield, IL.; Stewart, B.A. Soil Biology: Effects on Soil quality. Boca Raton: CRC Press, 1994. 169 p.
Hungria, M.; Arai:Jjo, R.S. (ed.) Manual de metodos empregados em estudos de Microbiologia do Solo.
Brasilia: EMBRAPA, 1994. 542 p.
Pfleger, F.L.; Linderman, R.G. Mycorrhizae and plant health. The American Phytopatological Society. 2nd
ed. 1996. 344 p.