ANN21001 Environmental Microbiology

Hiroshima University Syllabus

Japanese

Academic Year 2024Year School/Graduate School School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences

Lecture Code ANN21001 Subject Classification Specialized Education

Subject Name 環境微生物学

Subject Name
（Katakana）カンキョウビセイブツガク

Subject Name in
English Environmental Microbiology

Instructor KUGA YUKARI

Instructor
(Katakana) クガ　ユカリ

Campus Higashi-Hiroshima Semester/Term 2nd-Year,  Second Semester,  3Term

Days, Periods, and Classrooms (3T) Weds1-4：IAS K303

Lesson Style Lecture Lesson Style
(More Details) 　

Face-to-face class using PowerPoint.
When "face-to-face" is not possible, the lectures will be provided online using Microsoft Teams and Moodle (simultaneous interactive).

Credits 2.0 Class Hours/Week 　 Language of Instruction J : Japanese

Course Level 2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate

Course Area（Area） 26 : Biological and Life Sciences

Course Area（Discipline） 03 : Basic Biology

Eligible Students

Keywords SDGs_2, 3, 13, 14, 15

Special Subject for Teacher Education 　 Special Subject 　

Class Status
within Educational
Program
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced
Evaluation
(Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students) Integrated Arts and Sciences
（Knowledge and Understanding）
・Knowledge and understanding of the importance and characteristics of each discipline and basic theoretical framework.
・The knowledge and understanding  to fully recognize the mutual relations and their importance among individual academic diciplines.
（Abilities and Skills）
・The ability and skills to collect and analyze necessary literature or data among various sources of information on individual academic disciplines.

Class Objectives
/Class Outline The objectives of this class are to understand diversities and characteristics of kinds, functions, and ecological niches of microbes living in environments. Especially, their interactions between other organisms (e.g. animals, plants), and their roles in elemental cycles within ecosystems and in formation and maintenance of environments of the earth, will be highlighted.  Through the knowledge, global environmental issues will be discussed.

Class Schedule lesson 1 Guidance, Scientific methods
lesson 2 History of microbiology, microscopy
lesson 3 History of life 1: co-evolution with earth environments
lesson 4 History of life 2: microbial diversity
lesson 5 Bacteria and archaea 1: characteristics and propagation
lesson 6 Bacteria and archaea 2: diversity and ecological roles
lesson 7 Bacteria and archaea 3: biogeochemical cycles of nitrogen
lesson 8 Primary nutritional groups: autotrophs/heterotrophs,  photosynthesis/chemosynthesis
lesson 9 Virus 1: characteristics and transmission
lesson 10 Virus 2: hosts and ecological roles
lesson 11 Fungi 1: characteristics and propagation
lesson 12 Fungi 2: diversity and ecological roles
lesson 13 Symbioses in biological concepts 1: mycorrhiza
lesson 14 Symbioses in biological concepts 2: lichen
lesson 15 Symbioses in biological concepts 3: plant disease

A final examination
When the final examination is not possible, participation, quiz, and report at the individual classes are taken into account for the evaluation.

Text/Reference
Books,etc. Handouts extracted from PowerPoint will be provided.
Any text books on environmental microbiology for university students are recommended.

PC or AV used in
Class,etc. 　

(More Details) PowerPoint, Video

Learning techniques to be incorporated 　

Suggestions on
Preparation and
Review Preparation and review on basic biology for university students is greatly helpful for understanding lectures.

Requirements

Grading Method Active participation in classes (15%), final examination (85%)

Practical Experience Experienced

Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it The various microscopy methods used in microbiology researches will be described based on the experience as a manager of a laser scanning confocal microscope facility at a foreign university.

Message

Other

Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes.
Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

Academic Year	2024Year	School/Graduate School	School of Integrated Arts and Sciences Department of Integrated Arts and Sciences
Lecture Code	ANN21001	Subject Classification	Specialized Education
Subject Name	環境微生物学
Subject Name （Katakana）	カンキョウビセイブツガク
Subject Name in English	Environmental Microbiology
Instructor	KUGA YUKARI
Instructor (Katakana)	クガ　ユカリ
Campus	Higashi-Hiroshima	Semester/Term	2nd-Year, Second Semester, 3Term
Days, Periods, and Classrooms	(3T) Weds1-4：IAS K303
Lesson Style	Lecture	Lesson Style (More Details)
Face-to-face class using PowerPoint. When "face-to-face" is not possible, the lectures will be provided online using Microsoft Teams and Moodle (simultaneous interactive).
Credits	2.0	Class Hours/Week		Language of Instruction	J : Japanese
Course Level	2 : Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
Course Area（Area）	26 : Biological and Life Sciences
Course Area（Discipline）	03 : Basic Biology
Eligible Students
Keywords	SDGs_2, 3, 13, 14, 15
Special Subject for Teacher Education		Special Subject
Class Status within Educational Program (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)
Criterion referenced Evaluation (Applicable only to targeted subjects for undergraduate students)	Integrated Arts and Sciences （Knowledge and Understanding）・Knowledge and understanding of the importance and characteristics of each discipline and basic theoretical framework. ・The knowledge and understanding to fully recognize the mutual relations and their importance among individual academic diciplines. （Abilities and Skills）・The ability and skills to collect and analyze necessary literature or data among various sources of information on individual academic disciplines.
Class Objectives /Class Outline	The objectives of this class are to understand diversities and characteristics of kinds, functions, and ecological niches of microbes living in environments. Especially, their interactions between other organisms (e.g. animals, plants), and their roles in elemental cycles within ecosystems and in formation and maintenance of environments of the earth, will be highlighted. Through the knowledge, global environmental issues will be discussed.
Class Schedule	lesson 1 Guidance, Scientific methods lesson 2 History of microbiology, microscopy lesson 3 History of life 1: co-evolution with earth environments lesson 4 History of life 2: microbial diversity lesson 5 Bacteria and archaea 1: characteristics and propagation lesson 6 Bacteria and archaea 2: diversity and ecological roles lesson 7 Bacteria and archaea 3: biogeochemical cycles of nitrogen lesson 8 Primary nutritional groups: autotrophs/heterotrophs, photosynthesis/chemosynthesis lesson 9 Virus 1: characteristics and transmission lesson 10 Virus 2: hosts and ecological roles lesson 11 Fungi 1: characteristics and propagation lesson 12 Fungi 2: diversity and ecological roles lesson 13 Symbioses in biological concepts 1: mycorrhiza lesson 14 Symbioses in biological concepts 2: lichen lesson 15 Symbioses in biological concepts 3: plant disease A final examination When the final examination is not possible, participation, quiz, and report at the individual classes are taken into account for the evaluation.
Text/Reference Books,etc.	Handouts extracted from PowerPoint will be provided. Any text books on environmental microbiology for university students are recommended.
PC or AV used in Class,etc.
(More Details)	PowerPoint, Video
Learning techniques to be incorporated
Suggestions on Preparation and Review	Preparation and review on basic biology for university students is greatly helpful for understanding lectures.
Requirements
Grading Method	Active participation in classes (15%), final examination (85%)
Practical Experience	Experienced
Summary of Practical Experience and Class Contents based on it	The various microscopy methods used in microbiology researches will be described based on the experience as a manager of a laser scanning confocal microscope facility at a foreign university.
Message
Other
Please fill in the class improvement questionnaire which is carried out on all classes. Instructors will reflect on your feedback and utilize the information for improving their teaching.

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