“Current and promising areas of research on actinomycetes” - course 20,000 rubles. from MSU, training 4 weeks. (1.5 months), Date: December 6, 2023.
Miscellaneous / / December 09, 2023
Program volume (academic hours): 72 hours (24 classroom hours)
Form of study: full-time, distance learning
Dates of classes: as groups are recruited (small groups, from 5 people)
Admission requirements: higher professional education or secondary specialized education
Program Manager: Yulia Vladimirovna Zakalyukina, Email: [email protected], tel.8(495)939-22-33
Responsible for additional education: Timofeeva Elena Aleksandrovna, Email: [email protected], tel. 8 (903) 22-33-99-2, 8(495)939-22-33
If necessary, the program can be adapted to the customer’s requirements - expanded, removed, or the necessary topics added to the curriculum of the additional education program
Who is this course for?
For microbiologists, biotechnologists, specialists in testing centers, medical laboratories, pharmaceutical companies, as well as representatives of related specialties, whose area of interest is related to representatives of the phylum Actinobacteria. Brief description The purpose of the course is to introduce microbiologists to current ideas about the biology of actinomycetes and the prospects for studying this unique group of microorganisms.
What will you learn?
Students in this course will gain an up-to-date understanding of the phylogenetic diversity and ecological functions of members of the phylum Actinobacteria. The course will examine the main methodological difficulties of working with mycelial prokaryotes in laboratory, modern methods of isolation, cultivation, storage and identification are considered actinobacteria.
After listening to this course, participants will have an idea of the most current areas of global research and practical use of actinobacteria. Particular attention will be paid to such areas as: a strategy for searching for new producers of biologically active substances, methods for studying actinobacteria with significant biotechnological potential, as well as practical issues: registration of patent certificates, deposit of new strains in the collection of microorganisms and etc.
Main topics of the course
- Modern view on the taxonomy of actinobacteria.
- Biofilms of actinomycetes: formation, basic properties and significance for ecology, biotechnology and medicine.
- Physiology and formation of antibiotics by actinobacteria. Interactions between actinomycetes and other organisms.
- Place and functions of actinobacteria in natural and anthropogenic ecosystems. Prospects for the practical use of actinobacteria in biotechnology.
How are classes conducted?
Training takes place on-the-job on Saturdays in the form of lectures and practical classes. The course includes some tasks that are completed remotely.
1 Modern view of the taxonomy of actinobacteria
1.1 Main approaches to the taxonomy of actinobacteria: morphological, chemotaxonomic and molecular genetic
1.2 Conceptual problems of species identification of streptomycetes and ways to solve them
2 Biofilms of actinomycetes: formation, basic properties and significance for ecology, biotechnology and medicine
2.1 Features of the life activity of actinobacteria in the attached state
2.2 The role of biofilms in the environment and in human practice
3 Physiology and production of antibiotics by actinobacteria
3.1 Features of the life cycle of streptomycetes
3.2 Regulation of antibiotic formation processes in streptomycetes
4 Interactions between actinomycetes and other organisms
4.1 Symbiotic actinobacteria
4.2 Pathogenic actinobacteria
5 Place and functions of actinobacteria in natural and anthropogenic ecosystems
5.1 Terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems are the source of a huge diversity of mycelial prokaryotes
5.2 Basic search strategies and methods for isolating actinobacteria from natural sources
6 Prospects for the practical use of actinobacteria in biotechnology
6.1 Actinobacteria are sources of many biologically active substances
6.2 Basic methodological approaches to working with actinobacteria in the laboratory and in production
final examination
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