ECTS credits ECTS credits: 6
ECTS Hours Rules/Memories Student's work ECTS: 99 Hours of tutorials: 3 Expository Class: 24 Interactive Classroom: 24 Total: 150
Use languages Spanish, Galician
Type: Ordinary Degree Subject RD 1393/2007 - 822/2021
Center Faculty of Sciences
Call: First Semester
Teaching: Sin Docencia (En Extinción)
Enrolment: No Matriculable (Sólo Planes en Extinción)
Know what are the microorganisms that have an interest in biotechnology.
Understand the potential of microorganisms for use in biotechnology processes of interest Industrial.
Know the biotechnological process and its stages.
Know the basic tools used in biotechnology.
Know the products that today can be obtained thanks to biotechnology (enzymes, organic acids, antibiotics, etc.).
Learning to perform the isolation and cultivation of microorganisms on a laboratory scale. Metabolic pathways.
Become familiar with the sterilization processes.
Become familiar with the fermentation and production of metabolites.
Understand the basic techniques of genetic manipulation.
Program theory classes
Overview
1. Biotechnology: concept, historical development and future prospects. The three centers of biotechnology.
2. Microorganisms of interest in Biotechnology I. Bacteria and Fungi
3. Microorganisms of interest in Biotechnology II. Nutrition, metabolism and growth of bacteria and fungi.
4. General aspects of microbial genetics. Mutation and recombination.
5. Genetic engineering.
6. Biotechnology fermentation processes. Bioreactors.
White biotechnology. Applications of Biotechnology Industry.
7. Enzymes key biotechnology. Microbial production of amylases, cellulases, proteases, lipases, pectinases and other enzymes of industrial interest.
8. The biotechnology in the chemical industry. Production of organic compounds. Acetone, glycerol, organic acids and vitamins.
9. Biotechnology in the energy industry. Biofuels.
10. Biotechnology in the chemical industry. Production of vitamins and amino acids.
11. Biotechnology in the pharmaceutical industry. Antibiotic production.
Red biotechnology. Applications of biotechnology in medicine.
12. Biotechnology in the fight and prevention of diseases. Production of therapeutic proteins. Hormones and vaccines.
Grey biotechnology. Applications of Biotechnology on the Environment.
13. Biotechnology and the environment. Bioremediation and Biodegradation.
Green biotechnology. Applications of biotechnology in agriculture.
14. Biotechnology in agriculture. GM crops and animals.
Biotechnology in the future.
15. Nanobiotechnology.
Program laboratory practical classes
Practice 1. Biotechnology Laboratory - Microbiology. General rules
Practice 2. Microorganisms of industrial interest. Fungi and bacteria. Preparation of culture media. Sterilization.
Practice 3. Microorganisms of industrial interest. Planting techniques and isolation.
Practice 4. Selection amylase producing microorganism.
Practice 5. Microorganisms in food manufacturing. Lactic fermentation.
Field practices
1. Methodology of the industrial biotechnological processes. Production of vaccines and other products of interest. Veterinary visits CZ (Porriño).
The theoretical content of the course is divided into two large blocks:
The first block (Issues 1-6), focuses on the general basics. Is an introduction to the microbial world, establishing the differences between the two main groups of microorganisms based on their cellular organization: prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Microscopic Bacteria and Fungi: major structural characteristics of microorganisms of industrial interest are described. Metabolism and microbial genetics, which are fundamental to understanding biotechnology and allow us to get the (amino acids, nucleotides, etc) and secondary antibiotics, hormones, etc.) as well as primary metabolites modified strains that acquire enormous relevance is studied industrial level.
The second block (Issues 7-15) focuses on applied aspects. An overview of the main biotechnological processes is made; from traditional fermentation based (amino acids, nucleotides, vitamins, steroids, antibiotics, etc.), to more recent based on the use of recombinant microorganisms (hormones, vaccines, insecticides, etc.) and their applications in various fields such as industry, medicine and the environment.
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- Okafor N. Modern industrial microbiology and biotechnology. Science Publishers, Inc. 2007, 1ª Ed.
- Ratledge C. and Kristiansen B. Biotecnología básica. Editorial Acribia. 2009. 2ª Ed.
- Seidman L.A. and Moore C.J. Basic laboratory methods for biotechnology: textbook and laboratory reference. Benjamin Cummings. 2009, 2ª Ed.
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- Smith, J.E. Biotechnology. Cambridge University. 2009, 5ª Ed.
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- Thieman W. and Palladino M.A. Introducción a la Bitecnología. Madrid : Pearson, D.L. 2010. 2ª Ed.
The competence that be will work more intensively on this subject are:
Basic: (RD 1393/2007)
• CB1: Students have demonstrated knowledge and understanding in a field of study that part of the basis of general secondary education, and is typically at a level which, although it is supported by advanced textbooks, includes also some aspects that imply knowledge of the forefront of their field of study.
• CB2: Students can apply their knowledge to their work or vocation in a professional manner and have competences typically demonstrated through devising and sustaining arguments and solving problems within their field of study.
• CB3: Students have the ability to gather and interpret relevant data (usually within their field of study) to inform judgments that include reflection on relevant social, scientific or ethical.
• CB4: That students can communicate information, ideas, problems and solutions to both specialist and non-specialist audiences.
• CB5: That students have developed those skills needed to undertake further studies with a high degree of autonomy.
General: (Order CIN / 351/2009)
CG4: Capacity to solve problems with initiative, decision making, creativity, critical thinking and to communicate and transmit knowledge, skills and abilities in the field of industrial engineering specialty of Industrial Chemistry.
Cross:
• CT1: Capacity for analysis and synthesis.
• CT3: Ability to manage information.
• CT4: Capacity for teamwork.
Specific: (Order CIN / 351/2009 and others own the title)
• CEOP3: Knowledge of biotechnology and biotechnological processes.
The achievement of the basic training of the student will be by means of masterclasses (ME1) (30h), where will explain the theoretical foundations of the matter helping of the audiovisual means and of another type that consider convenient the professor. It will look for the active participation of the student, that will be incentivado to take part continuously.
The seminars (ME2) (4 hours), of compulsory assistance, will allow to pose activities to resolve, individually or in group, that will centre in developing the capacity for the approach of strategies of obtaining of products by means of biotechnology.
In the practices of the asignatura (ME3) (15h), of compulsory assistance, will serve for the illustration of the theoretical contents of the matter and will be oriented fundamentally to that the student purchase skills and practical experiences. They will employ technicians of the microbiological laboratory, genetic and in group biotecnológicas, that will allow to the student comprise the multidisciplinary complexity of a process biotecnológico.
They will realise tutorías in group (ME4) (2h) to clear particular problems of each student and facilitate the continuous follow-up of the matter.
Besides, the students will realise, obligatoriamente, a work in group (ME6), consistent in the manufacture of a product of interest by means of a process biotecnológico. The students will expose the contents with audiovisual support and of blackboard, and finally will argue of a critical and constructive way said contents.
The students will realise, whenever they exist possibilities of finance, a practice of consistent field in a visit to one of the companies biotecnológicas leading in Spain, CZ Veterinary located in the Pontevedran place of Porriño. By means of this activity will be able to do a global idea of the processes biotecnológicos industrial that allow to obtain vaccines and other products of interest by means of the employment of microorganisms.
At all times it will use like support to the teaching the Virtual Campus of the USC. The virtual course allows to the students enrolled in the matter access to all the contents given by the professor, as well as have of relative information to the matter, programs, schedules, seminars, tutorías, etc.
VERY IMPORTANT: Plan of contingency for educational activities in remote:
They would realise , of asynchronous synchronous/form and always according to the schedule established by the centre, through the different telematic means available in the USC, preferably the Virtual Campus and Ms Teams.
For the realisation of tutorías, as well as to keep a direct communication so much between the own students as between these and the educational, will be able to realise through the forum of the Virtual Campus, by means of Ms. Teams Or by means of email.
The evaluation will realise by means of a final examination that represents 80% and a continuous evaluation that represents 20% remaining.
The final qualification of the student will consider so much the result of the examination as of all the activities realised: the assistance and participation in the masterclasses, the assistance and participation in the practices of laboratory and the work in group
The system of evaluation will consist of the following sections:
Final examination: Until 8,0 points.
Competitions evaluated: CB1, CB2, CG4, CT1, CEOP3.
The students that do not assist at least to 80% of the hours of practices will not be able to surpass the asignatura.
In case of not surpassing the matter at the earliest opportunity, the student will be evaluated in the Second Opportunity of, at least, those sections in that it did not attain the minimum qualification.
Continuous evaluation: Until 2,0 points:
Assistance and participation in masterclasses: Until 0,5 points
Assistance and participation in practical classes: Until 0,75 points.
Realisation of Work in group: Until 0,75 points.
Competitions evaluated: CB3, CB4, CB5, CT3, CT4, CEOP3
It will value the personal initiative, the capacity to work in team and to face and resolve the problems that can pose, as well as the results achieved and his criticism.
To surpass the asignatura is indispensable to obtain the minimum qualification in all and each one of the sections.
VERY IMPORTANT:
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The system of evaluation will be exactly the same independently of the modality of teaching employed (face-to-face or virtual), with the only difference that the activities of evaluation will realise , as they establish the competent authorities, or presencialmente in the classroom or in remote by means of the available telematic means in the USC.
For monitoring, understanding, study and work for the contents of the matter it is considered that the student must use:
2 hours of study for each hour of lectures (60h)
2 hours of study for each hour of class seminar (8h)
1 hours of work for each hour of practical classes (15h)
7 hours to prepare individual work (7h)
4 hours of individualized tutoring assistance (4h)
5 hours to carry out tests (5h)
The study must be comprehensive and not by rote, linking the contents of the subject with those of related subjects.
Check regularly developed the course in the Virtual Classroom.
Consult any doubt with the teacher.
The matter finds in extinction by what will not give teaching and the students only will be able to examine of the same.
The matter gives in the two official languages of the community, Spanish and Galician.
VERY IMPORTANT:
EDUCATIONAL METHODOLOGY:
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SYSTEM OF EVALUATION:
The system of evaluation will be exactly the same independently of the modality of teaching employed (face-to-face or virtual), with the only difference that the activities of evaluation will realise , as they establish the competent authorities, or presencialmente in the classroom or in remote by means of the available telematic means in the USC.
Jesus Eulogio Blanco Alvarez
- Department
- Microbiology and Parasitology
- Area
- Microbiology
- jesuseulogio.blanco [at] usc.es
- Category
- Professor: University Lecturer