Course: Biology of Protists and Fungi

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Course title Biology of Protists and Fungi
Course code KBO/542
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Lesson + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Frequency of the course In each academic year, in the winter semester.
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 7
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Vašutová Martina, Mgr. Ph.D.
  • Jalovecká Marie, RNDr. Ph.D.
  • Kubín Jaroslav, Mgr.
  • Juráň Josef, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
Content of lectures: 1. Current view of the living world and the position of protist organisms and fungi in the system and their biology 2. Amorphea - Amoebozoa & Obazoa (Apusomonada, Breviates, Opisthokonta - Holozoa) 3. Zoosporic fungi, pin moulds (Chytridiomycota, Neocallimastigomycota, Zoopagomycota, Mucoromycota) 4. Ascomycota 5. Basidiomycota 6. Former Excavata (Discoba, Metomonada, Malawimonadida) 7. Archaeplastida (Glaucophyta, Rhodophyta, Chlorophyta sensu lato) 8. Cryptista (Katablepharida, Cryptophyta); Haptista (Centrohelida, Haptophyta) 9. TSAR I. - Alveolata I. (Chromerida, Dinoflagellata), Stramenopila 10. TSAR II. - Telonemia, Rhizaria, Alveolata II. (Ciliophora) 11. TSAR III. - Alveolata III. (Apicomplexa); skupina CRuMs (Diphylleida, Rigifilida, Mantamonas); Hemimastigophora 12. Ecology of protists (symbioses, marine biotopes, freshwater biotopes, terrestrial biotopes) 13. Ecology of fungi and fungi-like organisms Content of tutorials/seminar: 1. Eukaryogenesis 2. Amoebozoa, Obazoa 3. Macromycetes 4. Micromycetes 5. Role of fungi 6. Excavata 7. Origin of plastids 8. Archaeplastida, Cryptista, Haptista 9. TSAR - autotrophic representatives 10. Biogeography of protists using the example of ciliates 11. TSAR - heterotrophic representatives 12. Parasitic protozoa 13. Modern methods of studying protists and fungi

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
The aim is to become familiar with the biology of protist organisms and fungi, the cell structure of representatives of important groups of protists and fungi, and phylogenetic relationships within and between individual clades of protists and fungi.

Prerequisites
Knowledge of Biology at highschool level.

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Active participation in 75% of practical tutorials/seminars. Completion of the written test at least 70%.
Recommended literature
  • Adl, S.M., et al. (2019). Revisions to the classification, nomenclature, and diversity of eukaryotes. Journal of Eukaryotic Microbiology 66(1): 4-119.
  • Archibald, J.M., Simpson, A.G.B. & Slamovits, C.H. (eds.) 2017. Handbook of the protists. Springer, 1657 pp.
  • Hausmann, K. & Hülsmann, N. 2003. Protozoologie. Academia, 347 pp..
  • Kalina, T. & Váňa, J. 2005. Sinice, řasy, houby, mechorosty a podobné organismy v současné biologii. Karolinum, 606 pp..
  • McLaughlin D.J., Spatafora J. W. 2014. The Mycota. Systematics and evolution. Part A. Heidelberg, 298 pp..
  • McLaughlin D.J., Spatafora J. W. 2015. The Mycota. Systematics and evolution. Part B. Heidelberg, 311 pp..
  • Ohtsuka, S., Suzaki, T., Horiguchi, T., Suzuki, N. & Not, F. (eds.) 2015. Marine protists: diversity and dynamics. Springer, 648 pp..
  • Vesteg M a kolektív (2020). Základy mikrobiológie, protistológie a algológie (2020) Vydavateľstvo Belianum, Univerzita Mateja Bela, Banská Bystrica. 409 pp..
  • Watkinson S., Boddy L., Money N.P. 2016. The Fungi. Academic Press, 449 pp.


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