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Course Name	Turkish	Metabolic Concepts in Environmental Sciences
	English	Metabolic Concepts in Environmental Sciences
Course Code	ENB 503E	Credit	Lecture (hour/week)	Recitation (hour/week)	Laboratory (hour/week)
Semester	1	3	3	-	-
Course Language		English
Course Coordinator		Ebru Dülekgürgen
Course Objectives		Transfer of fundamental knowledge on; 1. microbial metabolism and its components, 2. major microbial metabolic pathways, 3. interactions between metabolic groups, 4. microbial strategies for control and optimization of existence and functioning
Course Description		This course provides fundamental knowledge on the following topics: Cell chemistry and biosynthesis; Energy and carbon flow in metabolism and central metabolic pathways; Catabolic diversity: chemolithotrophy, fermentation and syntrophy, chemoorganotrophy under aerobic/anoxic respiring conditions; Control of metabolic processes; Microbial response to stress conditions
Course Outcomes		M.Sc. students who successfully pass this course gain knowledge, skill and competency in the following subjects; I.recognition of essentials of microbial metabolism, II.calculation and consequences of energy, redox, and carbon budgets of major metabolic pathways and their significance in environmental sciences, III.identification and differentiation of major metabolic groups, IV.recognition of special cases for carbon utilization in chemoorganoheterotrops significant in environmental applications, V.recognition of microbial control and optimization strategies and their consequences in environmental sciences
Pre-requisite(s)		none
Required Facilities		Access to the Main Library Access to the internet during the lecture Data-show projector Laptop
Other
Textbook		Madigan M.T., Martinko J.M., Dunlap P.V. and Clark D.P. (2009). “Brock Biology of Microorganisms”, 12th ed., Pearson Education Inc., Glenview IL, USA, ISBN: 978-0321-53615-0 [Mustafa Inan Main Library: QR41.2 .B76 2009] Availability of online access to the primary textbook, Brock12e from http://www.microbiologyplace.com/books.html (Depending on availability of a student access from the ITU Mustafa Inan Main Library)
Other References		Orhon D. And Artan N. (1994). “Modelling of Activated Sludge Systems”, Technomic Publishing Co., Inc., Lancaster, PA, USA, ISBN: 1566761018. [Mustafa Inan Main Library: TD756 .O74 1994] Gaudy, A.F.Jr. and Gaudy, E.T. (1980). “Microbiology for Environmental Scientists and Engineers”, McGraw-Hill, USA, ISBN 0-07-023035-8

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