The course covers: the role of micro organisms, in particular bacteria and fungi in the functioning of terrestrial ecosystems, soil as habitat for micro organisms, interactions and communications among microbes and with plants, food chains, microbial aspects of nutrient cycles and environmental pollution, plant pathogens and antagonists, molecular and cellular interactions, environmental genomics.
Coordinator
Prof.dr.J.A. van Veen; email h.vanveen@nioo.knaw.nl
Methods of instruction
lectures, theoretical exercises (poster/literature review) and practical work
Study material
syllabus
Course requirements/recommendations
Basic knowledge of microbiology, molecular biology and/or ecology
Remarks
course is given in Amsterdam (VU)