Microbial ecology

The courses will cover the basics and application principles of microbial ecology (microbial biodiversity; cultivable/non-cultivable microorganisms; major microbial groups, main microbial functions and biogeochemical cycles, microbial metabolisms in the environment and environmental applications, basics of ecology applicable to microorganisms (microbial interactions, free life, competition, collaboration, symbiosis, parasitism and their applications). In particular, the following topics will be covered by way of illustration

- viruses: notion of emergence and re-emergence

-vibrios, virulence factors, host adaptation and horizontal transfer

-streptococci, comparative genomics, genomic reduction, specialization

 The applications of microbial ecology to biotechnologies will concern: detection, production of inocula, bioproductions, bioremediation, water treatment on concrete examples (development of multipathogen detection tools taking into account the mutation, production of a taste enhancer by a soil corynebacteria, applications of the study of microbial interactions to the selection of cheese flavors, quality index of a vineyard soil ...)

Water analysis, principles, standards, applications: total 6h

TD/ personal work on the basis of the results of the TP: design of a water purification model in real situation (cadastral data, topological survey, load in total fecal coliforms streptococci resulting from the TP, presentation of the students on the various types of (micro)purification stations....) it is a question of proposing a conceptual solution adapted to the case of ground.

- Foundations of microbial ecology (understanding the interactions between microorganisms and their environments)

- have knowledge of the concrete applications of microbial ecology in environmental and health biotechnologies and of employment opportunities.

fundamental microbiology, mastery of basic microbiology techniques