ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY

Paper Code: 
ENV 301
Credits: 
3
Contact Hours: 
45.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

To discuss the general concepts of microbiology such as growth, metabolism, genetics, and microbial structure and function, and to study the future challenges of microbiology.

 

10.00
Unit I: 
Growth and Distribution of microorganisms in the Environment
  • Introduction to Environmental Microbiology
  • Importance and applications of environmental microbiology
  • Types of microorganism on the basis of nutrition
  • Factors affecting  microbial growth(Temperature, pH, Oxygen concentration, Pressure and radiation)
  • Microbial growth curve (Lag phase, acceleration phase , exponential phase, deceleration phase, stationary phase, death phase)

 

9.00
Unit II: 
Microbial Interactions in the Environment
  • Interaction among the microbial populations(Positive and negative interactions)
  • Mutualism
  • Parasitism
  • Amensalism
  • Competition
  • Predation
  • Protocooperation
  • Commensalism                
  • Mycorrhizae-Ectomycorrhizae and Endomycorrhizae

 

9.00
Unit III: 
Microbiology of Water
  • Microbial habitat in the aquatic environment
    • Planktonic environment
    • Benthic habitat
    • Microbial mats
    • Biofilms
  • Microbial characteristics of fresh and marine water

 

7.00
Unit IV: 
Microbiology of Air
  • Sources of microorganisms in air
  • Physical/Microbial habitats in air
  • Microbial communities in air
  • Factors affecting microbial survival in air

 

10.00
Unit V: 
Microbiology of Soil
  • Soil habitat (Lithosphere)
  • Microbial biogeochemical cycling
    • Carbon cycle
    • Nitrogen cycle
    • Sulphur cycle
    • Phosphorus
  • Rhizosphere

 

Essential Readings: 
  • ·         Dennis Allsopp, K. J. (2004). Introduction to Biodeterioration (2nd ed.). Cape Town, South Africa: Cambridge University Press.
  • ·         Jjemba, P. K. (2004). Environmental microbiology: principles and applications. Science Publishers.
  • ·         Barton, L., D. E. (2011). Microbial Ecology. New Jersey: JOHN WILEY & SONS, INC., PUBLICATION.
  • ·         Michael J. Pelczar, E. C. (1993). Microbiology (5th ed.). New Delhi: Tata McGraw-Hill Publishing Company Limited.
  • ·         Mohapatra, P. K. (2008). Textbook of Environmental Environmental Microbiology. New Delhi: I. K. International Publishing House.
  • ·         Prescott, L. M. (2002). Microbiology (5th ed.). The McGraw−Hill Companies.
  • ·         Maier, R.M., I. L. (2009). Environmental Microbiology (2nd ed.). USA: Academic Press (Elsevier).
  • ·         Atlas, R.M., R. B. (2005). Microbial Ecology: Fundamental and Applications (4th ed.). New Delhi: Pearson Education Pvt. Ltd.
  • ·         Srivastava, M. (2008). Environmental Microbiology. Shree Publishers & Distributors.
  • Stanier, R. (1987). General Microbiology (5th ed.). Palgrave Macmillan 
Academic Year: 
2019-2020
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