Download LECTURE NOTE ON MICROBIAL ECOLOGY

Dr Balogun, S.A. PhD
Environmental/Petroleum Microbiologist
COURSE SYNOPSIS
Microbial Community
Species
Population
Community
Ecosystem
Species Diversity
Autochthonous and
Allochthonous
microorganisms
 Dispersal of
Microrganisms
 Transmission- Active &
Passive
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Dispersal of
microorganisms by:
 Air,
 Soil
 Water
 Inanimate objects
 Biological vectors
 Dispersal of
microorganisms by:
 Air,
 Soil
 Water
 Inanimate objects
 Biological vectors
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COURSE SYNOPSIS CONTD
Colonisation
 Factors that aid
colonisation of an
environment by
microorganisms
Succession
 Definition
 Pioneer organisms
 Climax
 Forms of Succession:
Autogenic and Allogenic
 Factors affecting microbial
succession in an
environment.
Microbial interactions
 Interaction within a
population
 Interaction within
diverse population
 Positive interactions
 Negative interaction
COURSE SYNOPSIS CONTD
Positive interactions
 Commensalism
 Synergism
 Mutualism
 Netralism
Negative Interactions
 Amensalism
 Parasitism
 Predation