Time and location	Evaluation	paper
Lecturers	Course outline	outline  part 2

Time and location

Tuesday 18h00 to 21h00 Fauteux 315

Lecturers

F. R. Pick (frpick@science.uottawa.ca) 
D. Fortin (dfortin@science.uottawa.ca) 
S. A. Sattar (ssattar@uottawa.ca)

Evaluation

Mid-term 1	Feb. 5th 2002	25%
Mid-term 2	March 12th 2002	25%
Mid-term 3	April 9th 2002	25%
term paper	April 9th 2002	25%

Course outline

Part 1: Microbial ecology (F. R. Pick) (January 8th -February 5th)

• Introduction to microbial ecology and Introduction to microbes in natural environments (water, soil, air). Chapter 1
• Methods in Microbial Ecology. Chapter 2
• Growth and loss processes in nature and Role of microbes in the biogeochemical cycles of elements Chapter 3
• Chapter 4

Part 2: Microbial Biotechnology (D. Fortin) (February 5th to March 12th) (see additional references)

• Introduction to biotechnologies  Chapter A 
• Applications in agriculture and food Chapter B 
• Applications in metal recovery Chapter C
• Applications in bioremediation (hazardous wastes) Chapter D

Part 3: Pathogens in the environment (S. Sattar) (March 12th to April 9th)

• Introduction to Human Pathogens Chapter 1
• Survival and Spread of Pathogens Chapter 1
• Routes and Vehicles of Pathogen Spread - Chapter 2
• Environmental Control and Prevention Chapter 3
• Chapter 4
• Chapter 5

Term paper

• A list of topics will be given in class and posted on this site. The term paper should include an abstract, introduction, description of the subject, discussion, conclusion, list of references, list of tables and figures. It should not exceed 10-12 pages. Make sure you quote all your references in the text and do not forget to identify the source of your figures and tables. Your reference list should have a minimum of 5 references form scientific journals or books.

Part 2: Microbial Biotechnologies

• Schedule and Scientific papers to read: (available at the library)
  - February 5^th 2002: Introduction and video called Mutant Food
  - February 12^th  2002: Invited speaker: Dr. Bratati Kar
   - February 26^th 2002: Dopson,M. and Lindstrom, E.B., 1999. Potential role of Thiobacillus caldus in arsenopyrite bioleaching. Applied and environmental Microbiology, vol. 65(1), pp.36-40
   - March 5^th 2002: Hohnstock-Ashe, A.S. et al., 2001. Further biogeochemical characterization of a trichloroethene-contaminated fractured dolomite aquifer: Electron source and microbial communities involved in reductive dechlorination. Environment Science & Technology, vol., 35, 4449-4456 (in PDF format on the library website)

• References (books) for course notes:  

1. Brock, T.D., Madigan, M.T., Martinko, J,M. and Parker, J. 1994. Biology of Microorganisms, 7^th Ed., Prentice Hall, New jersey. Chapter 10
2. Ehrlich, H.L. and Brierley, C.L., 1990.Microbial mineral recovery, Mcgraw-Hill. Chapters 1,3,5,6,7,9,10,12,13,15,17
3. Glazer, A.N. and Nikaido, H., 1995. Microbial biotechnology, W.H. Freeman and Cie. Chapters 3,6,7,8,9,10,13.
4. Hurst et al., 2001. Manual of Environmental Microbiology , 2^nd Ed., ASM Press, Washington, D.C., 1138 p. 

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