PRINCIPI DI MICROBIOLOGIA E BIOTECNOLOGIE MICROBICHE APPLICATE M - ZModule BIOTECNOLOGIE MICROBICHE APPLICATE
Academic Year 2023/2024 - Teacher: Pio Maria FURNERIExpected Learning Outcomes
Know the principles of biosafety;
Know the principles of microbial ecology that regulate population dynamics in natural environments and their relationship with amensalistic symbioses;
Know the main metabolic pathways and secondary metabolism;
Know vaccine production techniques (live, killed, recombinant, DNA and RNA);
Know the applications of microbial “gosts” such as cargo systems and DDS;
Know the metabolic pathways that lead to the production of postbiotics and the related engineering procedures.
Know the main isolation techniques of primary and secondary metabolites
Course Structure
Frontal oral presentation. Should teaching be carried out in mixed mode or remotely, it may be necessary to introduce changes with respect to previous statements, in line with the programme planned and outlined in the syllabus
Information for students with disabilities and / or SLD: To guarantee equal opportunities and in compliance with the laws in force, interested students can ask for a personal interview in order to plan any compensatory and / or dispensatory measures, based on the teaching objectives and specifications needs. It is also possible to contact the CInAP contact person (Center for Active and Participatory Integration - Services for Disabilities and / or SLD) of the department.
Required Prerequisites
Attendance of Lessons
Detailed Course Content
1. Dynamics of microbial populations in natural environments and the various forms of symbiosis
a) Dynamics within populations
b) The dynamics between microbial populations
c) Microbial consortia
2. The pathways of primary and secondary metabolism
a) The classical metabolic pathways
b) Secondary metabolism
3. Biosafety
a) Legislative Decree 81/2008 and its amendments: microbiological risk
b) Risks and Dangers: definitions
4. Vaccines and production techniques
a) Live,
b) Killed,
c) Recombinants,
d) DNA and RNA;
e) Other types
5. Microbial “ghosts” such as cargo systems and DDS
a) Bacterial membrane vesicles and bacteriosomes
b) Viral-like particles and virosomes
c) Preparation and applications
6. Prebiotic, Probiotic, Post-biotic, Parabiotic and Para-postbiotic
a) Prebiotics, probiotics and post biotics
b) Selection and production techniques
c) Current legislation
d) Applications and perspectives
Textbook Information
Course Planning
| Subjects | Text References | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dynamics of microbial populations in natural environments and the various forms of symbiosis | Teaching material provided by the teacher |
| 2 | Le vie del metabolismo primario e di quello secondario | Teaching material provided by the teacher |
| 3 | Biosafety | Teaching material provided by the teacher |
| 4 | I vaccini e le Tecniche di produzione | Teaching material provided by the teacher |
| 5 | “Ghost” microbici come sistemi cargo e DDS | Teaching material provided by the teacher |
| 6 | Prebiotics, Probiotics, Post-biotics, Parabioticis and Para-postbiotics | Teaching material provided by the teacher |
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
The student who does not pass the exam will be able to go to the next session
Verification of learning can also be carried out electronically, should the conditions require