Environmental Microbiology
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The official GTU curriculum for Environmental Microbiology (subject code DI04013071) as prescribed for Mining · Semester 4 divides the course into 5 units, covering 24 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (DI04013071)Unit 1 Introduction
- to Environmental Microbiology 1.1 Scope and importance of microbiology in environmental engineering 1.2 Historical development and contributions of microbiologists 1.3 Classification of microorganisms – bacteria
- viruses 1.4 Cell structure and differences between prokaryotes and eukaryotes 1.5 Aseptic techniques and laboratory safety
Unit 2 Microbial
- Growth and Physiology 2.1 Microbial nutrition – macro and micronutrients 2.2 Growth curve of bacteria – lag, log, stationary
- death phase 2.3 Factors affecting microbial growth – temperature, pH, oxygen
- moisture 2.4 Microbial metabolism – aerobic and anaerobic respiration
- fermentation 2.5 Microbial genetics – mutation
- gene transfer (conjugation
Unit 3 Environmental
- Microbial Ecology 3.1 Soil microbiology – nutrient cycles (carbon
- phosphorus) 3.2 Aquatic microbiology – microbial communities in freshwater
- wastewater 3.3 Air microbiology – airborne microorganisms
- sampling methods 3.4 Microbial interactions – symbiosis
Unit 4 Applied
- Environmental Microbiology 4.1 Microbiology of drinking water – pathogens
- indicator organisms (coliforms
- E. coli) 4.2 Microbiology of wastewater – activated sludge
- trickling filter
- anaerobic digestion Program Name: Diploma Engineering Level: Diploma Branch: Environmental Engineering Subject Code : DI04013071 Subject Name : Environmental Microbiology 4.3 Solid waste management – composting and role of microbes 4.4 Bioremediation and biodegradation of pollutants (oil spills
- heavy metals
- plastics) 4.5 Emerging issues – antimicrobial resistance
- microbial biosensors
Unit 5 Environmental
- Monitoring and Applications 5.1 Microbial water quality testing – Most Probable Number (MPN)
- membrane filtration method 5.2 Biochemical and serological identification of microorganisms (IMViC tests
- antibiotic sensitivity) 5.3 Monitoring of air, soil, and sludge microorganisms 5.4 Role of microbes in environmental biotechnology (biofertilizers
- biosorption) 5.5 Case studies – wastewater treatment plants
- composting facilities
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