京都大学 京都大学

Laboratory Course in Microbial Management 1

Numbering Code G-AGR05 5EC30 EJ78
G-AGR05 5EC30 EJ85
G-AGR05 5EC30 EJ68 		Year/Term 2022 ・ Year-round
Number of Credits 5 Course Type Experiment
Target Year Target Student
Language Japanese Day/Period
Instructor name TANAKA CHIHIRO (Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies Professor)
TAKEUCHI YUUKO (Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies Assistant Professor)
YOSHIMI AKIRA (Graduate School of Agriculture Associate Professor)
Outline and Purpose of the Course A huge number of microbes live in the agricultural and forest ecosystems, and are interacting with plants. Some microbes are parasitic to the plants bringing severe damages to them, and some other microbes are mutualistic bringing great benefits to the plants. (1)The nature of interactions between microbes and their biotic and abiotic environments, (2) species biology of such a microbe are main topics of the researches.
Course Goals Gain proficiency in the basic experimental planning methods and experimental techniques used in advanced experiments on various issues related to environmental microbiology.
Schedule and Contents 　Choose a topic from various issues related to environmental microbiology and conduct research under the supervision and advice of faculty members.

1. Special physiological functions and ecological characteristics of parasitic plants or symbiotic microbes
2. Response mechanisms of microbes to environmental factors
3. Biological interactions between parasitic plants or symbiotic microbes and their hosts and vectors.
4. Basic research related to the control of harmful microbes and effective utilization of unused microbes.
By engaging in their projects, students will master the scientific and logical perspectives necessary to explain microbes and the natural phenomena involving microbes. At the same time, students will learn a broad range of techniques necessary to conduct research, from experimental techniques in molecular biology to fieldwork methods.
Evaluation Methods and Policy Evaluation will be based on the student’s Master’s thesis prepared based on the outcome of his/her laboratory experiments.
Course Requirements The course is designed for students specializing in environmental microbiology.
Study outside of Class (preparation and review) Students are expected to read relevant articles before developing a research plan or conducting research to gain a good understanding of the subject matter.
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