COURSE UNIT TITLE

: MARINE MICROBIOLOGY

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
CDK 5040 MARINE MICROBIOLOGY ELECTIVE 2 0 0 9

Offered By

Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ASLI KAÇAR

Offered to

MARINE LIVING RESOURCES
MARINE LIVING RESOURCES

Course Objective


Marine microorganisms are essential to the maintenance of the biosphere,yet we have only fragmentary understanding of the diversity and function of the microbial life in
our oceans. The study of marine microbiology involves research of fundamental issues such as the evolution of life, the functioning of marine food webs, global climate
change, the fate of pollutants and the biodiversity of the ocean.

Aim : these courses will give advanced consideration to the full range of marine microorganisms with particular emphasis on their structural, physiological and
behavioural adaptations to the marine environment. Major aspects of the roles of marine microbes to be considered will be their interactions with other microbes and higher
organisms , marine microbial ecology, and the importance of microbes in the productivity of the seas and their contribution to the marine biomass and biotechnology.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To learn the general properties of marine microorganisms
2   To understand the interactions between microorganisms with other organisms
3   To understand the anaerobic metabolism
4   To have knowlege of regulation and standards related to microbial pollution indicators

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Diversity of the microorganisms in the marine environments:Bacteria and cyanobacteria, filamentous mushrooms, yeasts and virus
2 Principal biotopes in the oceanic ecosystems. Pelagic and benthic ecosystems
3 The influence of the environmental factors on the development and the physiology of the microorganisms: light, temperature, pressure, turbidity, potential redox, salinity, organic matter and mineral matter
4 Strategies of sampling adapted to the study of the microorganisms in the sea ecosystems
5 Interactions between microorganisms with other organisms. Beneficial, harmful relations
6 Midterm examination
7 Organic production of matter. Primary production by the autotrophic organisms
8 Microorganisms in the cycles of the elements. Principal cycles of Carbons, Nitrogen, Sulfur, Phosphorus. Interactions between cycles
9 Processes geomicrobiologic: formation and modification of the sediments; role of the microorganisms in the mineral deposits
10 Modifications of microbial populations in the coastal estuary and water pollution. The discharges of worn water: incidence and regulation. Oxygen uptake. Production of Sulfur Hydrogen, Toxic substances. Medical control. Eutrophication
11 Anaerobic metabolism: pathways and fermentation
12 Deep sea bacteria: Deep sea environment and recovery of deep-sea bacteria
13 Sanitary survey of the quality of the coastal waters: determination of the areas of survey, Beaches survey
14 Seawater legislation, regulation and standards related to indicators and pathogens

Recomended or Required Reading


- Kirchman, L. D. 2008. Microbial Ecology of the Oceans. Second Edition. Wiley-blackwell. A John Wiley and Sons, Inc., Publication. New Jersey, USA, 593 s.
- Madigan, T, M., Martinko, J. M., Parker, J. 2010. Brock Mikroorganizmaların Biyolojisi. Çeviri Editörü Cumhur Çökmüş. Palme Yayıncılık, Ankara, Turkey, 992s.
- The Handbook of Water and Wastewater Microbiology, 2003. Edited by Duncan Mara and Nigel Horan, Academic Press, London, Great Britain 819s.
- Bacteria in nature volume 1:1985. Edited by E R Leadbetter and J S Poindexter. Plenum Press, New York. pp263.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

The course is taught in a lecture, class presentation and discussion format. All class
members are expected to attend the lecture and take part in the discussion sessions.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.40 + FIN * 0.40
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.20 + ASG * 0.40 + RST * 0.40


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods


Assessment Criteria

Midterm 20%+ Homework 40%+ Final exam 40%

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The student have received lectures on the general microbiology. Minimal limits of the total hours for this course : 75%

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Assoc. Prof .Dr. Aslı KAÇAR
Institute of Marine Sciences and Technology
Tel: 00 90 232 2785565/127
e-mail : asli.kacar@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday : 13:30-16:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 2 26
Tutorials 2 4 8
Preparation before/ after weekly lectures 13 8 104
Preparation for midterm exam 1 6 6
Preparation for final exam 1 6 6
Preparing assignment 2 10 20
Bibliography 10 4 40
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 214

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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