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
  • 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)
10.00
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
10.00
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
8.00
Unit IV: 
Microbiology of Soil

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  • Soil habitat (Lithosphere)
  • Microbial biogeochemical cycling

Carbon cycle

-Nitrogen cycle

-Sulphur cycle

-Phosphorus

  • Rhizosphere
7.00
Unit V: 
Applications of Environmental Microbiology
  • Bioremediation
  • Phytoremediation
  • Biomining and Bioleaching
Essential Readings: 
  1. Stanier ,General Microbiology
  2. Verma,  Environmental Biology Meerut publication
  3. Pelczar, Microbiology
  4. Atlas, Ronald M.    Microbial Ecology: Fundamental and Applications   
  5. Raina M Maier  Ian L Pepper  Charles P Gerba  (2006) Environmental Microbiology  Publisher: Elsevier India P Ltd
  6. Banwari Lal (2009)  Environmental Microbiology 1st ed. Publisher:   Cyber Tech Publications
  7. Sharma P D (2005)  Environmental Microbiology  Publisher: Narosa Publishing House
  8. Patrick K. Jjemba (2004) Environmental Microbiology Principles and Applications  Science publishers
  9. Pradipta K. Mohapatra  (2008) , Textbook of Environmental Microbiology 1st ed. Publisher:   I. K. International Pvt. Ltd.
  10. M.l. Srivastava   Environmental Microbiology, Publisher: Shree Publishers & Distributors
  11. Stetzenbach L.d . (2003),The Dictionary Of Environmental Microbiology Publisher: Else
  12. Michael J Pelczar et.al, (1986)  Microbiology. Mc.Graw - Hill book. 5th edition.
  13. Michel J Pelczar et al (1994). Microbiology concepts and applications. Mc. Graw - Hill Inc.
  14. Martin Alexander (1983).  Introduction to soil Microbiology, Wiley Eastern Ltd.
  15. Powar C.B.and Doginwala. H.F,1985,General Microbiology, Vol. I . and II ed. Himalaya publishing house.
  16. Pepper W. A.1995. Environmental Microbiology, Pepper W. A.P.publisher
  17. R.C. Dubey & D.K. Maheshwari, 2001. A textbook of Microbiology,  S. Chand & Co. New Delhi.
  18. Maria csuros & Csaba csuros, 1999.  Microbiological examination of Water and wastewater. Lewis Publishers.
  19. Advances in Microbial ecology, Plenum Press New York and London.
     
Academic Year: 
2018-2019
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