MBI 631 ADVANCED BIOLOGY OF FUNGAL

Advanced Biology of Fungi
Course Syllabus
Instructor :      Prof. Dr. Ali Hassan Abdulrahman Bahkali
                        Email : [e-mail]
                        Office: 2B53
Class time :     Wednesday, Lecture:  14.00 – 15.00  Practical: 15.00 - 16.00
 
Prerequisites: MBI 270 General Mycology is recommended
What it the course about?
The course is designed to give you a good understanding of how various fungi are related to one another, structure and function of fungi, growth and nutrition dispersal of fungi, ecology of saprophytic fungi, fungal genetics, resistance virulence. This course will help the students to strengthen their knowledge in fungal biology.
The assignments, projects, and other activities in this course are designed to help students to learn the principles of Fungal Biology, and report their presentation topic clearly and concisely, both in oral and written form. Students are expected to show up for class on time and be prepared for the class activities, work diligently, ask questions and participate in class discussions.
 
Textbook: There is no official text book for the course though there will be assigned readings from the primary literature.
Microbiology, an evolving science. John W. Foster. 2009, W.W. Norten, N. Y., London.
Alcamo’s Fundamentals of Microbiology 9th. Jeffrey C. Pommerville. 2010, Jones & Bartlett Learning. Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA
Lecture Topics
(including but not limited to the following)

• Fine structure of fungal cell wall and internal organelles
• Fungal nutrition
• Fungal pathogenesis
• Antibiotic production by fungi
• Fungal interaction with the environment
• Mycorrhyza
• Role of fungi in human life
• Fungal genetics
• Resistance virulence

 
Evaluation:
Individual Written Scientific Report 20 points
Individual Seminar Presentation 20 points
Final exam 60 points
No electronic devices of any kind will be permitted during the exams.
If you cannot attend the Final exam for a valid reason (illness, accident, family
crisis), it is your responsibility to inform me as soon as possible and provide suitable
documentation (doctor’s note or counselor’s note).