Course: The issue of microbial biofilms in healthcare

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Course title The issue of microbial biofilms in healthcare
Course code FZS/D2BFZ
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 0
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šilha David, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Microbial cell (structure of prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells). Planktonic and biofilm forms of cells. Microbial biofilm (formation process, composition, structure). Live vs. dead microbial cells, VBNC forms. Experimental methods of biofilm detection - phenotypic methods (spectrophotometry) . Experimental methods of biofilm detection - genotypic methods (PCR, FLU microscopy). Use of intercalation dyes to determine cell viability.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (reading, lecture, briefing), Dialogic (discussion, interview, brainstorming), Work with text (with textbook, with book)
Learning outcomes
The course introduces students to the issue of microbial biofilms and the impact of their presence in healthcare and industry.

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination, Home assignment evaluation

Recommended literature
  • DINCER, S., ÖZDENEFE, M. S., ARKUT, A. Bacterial Biofilms. London: IntechOpen, 2020. ISBN 978-1-83968-819-5.
  • RATHER, M. A., GUPTA, K., MANDAL, M. Microbial biofilm: formation, architecture, antibiotic resistance, and control strategies. Brazilian Journal of Microbiology 2021, roč. 52, č. 4, s. 1701-1718.
  • RULÍK, M., HOLÁ, V., VOTAVA, M. Mikrobiální biofilmy.. Olomouc: Univerzita Palackého v Olomouci, 2011. ISBN 978-80-244-2747-8.


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