1. komponenta

Lecture type	Total
Lectures	15
Practicum	15
Seminar	15

* Load is given in academic hour (1 academic hour = 45 minutes)

To introduce students to the basic principles and mechanisms of symbiosis. To give an overview of symbiosis and its application to the human model. To point out the importance of symbiosis in modern science and everyday life. To understand the significance of principles and possibilities, trial and error in symbiosis assembly. To explain the role of symbiotic processes in formation of biodiversity. To explain all the aspects of humans as a symbiotic system. To show the practical application of knowledge and experimental work in the field of humans as a symbiotic system.

OUTCOMES:
Application of gained knowledge in further education and work.
To describe the aspects of scientific cooperation and mobility from the field of symbiosis.
To explain the mechanisms and facts in symbiosis assembly.
To apply the knowledge on interactions in humans as a symbiotic system in scientific work and everyday life.
To analyze scientific, field and popular articles from the field of symbiosis.
To recognize the evolutionary principles in humans as a symbiotic system.


COURSE CONTENT:
LECTURES
(1-5): Introduction to symbiosis; Examples and models of symbiosis; Symbiosis as a driver of evolutionary processes; Interactions in symbiosis; Symbiosis in the modern world.
(6-10): Holobiont principle; The effect of symbionts on human health; Effect of symbionts in micronutrient absorption; Application of probiotics in weight regulation; Probiotics in the diet of athletes
(11-15): Parasitism and symbiosis; Mutualists in the symbiotic system of man; Carriers of probiotics in the human symbiotic system, Human physiological flora

SEMINAR
(1-5): Availability, selection and search of scientific, professional and popular literature in the field of symbiosis; Study programs and scientific and professional conferences related to the issue of symbiosis
(6-10): Environmental factors in the human symbiotic system; Advantages and disadvantages of symbiosis; Symbiont competition; Vulnerability and protection of mutualists in the human symbiotic system; Lifestyle and habits as prerequisites for symbiosis
(11-15): Preparation of seminars and teaching tasks according to selected examples and models of symbiosis

PRACTICAL COURSE
Exercises (1-5): Models of symbiosis; Isolation of symbiotic partners in the host-endosymbiont system; Growth of symbionts in stable cultures; Significance of symbiosis in evolution and toxicology; Symbiosis reconstruction
Exercises (6-10): Isolation of symbionts from the mouth; Isolation of symbionts from wastewater
Exercises (11-15): Immobilization of symbiotic bacteria on carriers; Survival of symbionts in acidic pH

Izborni predmeti - Regular study - Molecular Biology