BK607 Factors and mecanisms for virulence of plant pathogenic bacteria

6 ECTS - 2-0 Duration (T+A)- . Semester- 2 National Credit

Information

Code BK607
Name Factors and mecanisms for virulence of plant pathogenic bacteria
Semester . Semester
Duration (T+A) 2-0 (T-A) (17 Week)
ECTS 6 ECTS
National Credit 2 National Credit
Teaching Language Türkçe
Level Doktora Dersi
Type Normal
Mode of study Yüz Yüze Öğretim
Catalog Information Coordinator Prof. Dr. YEŞİM AYSAN


Course Goal

The aim of the course is to teach how to plant pathogenic bacteria attack plants

Course Content

The course content is how to plant pathogenic bacteria attack plants

Course Precondition

none

Resources

Nian Wang, Jeffrey B. Jones, George W. Sundin, Frank White, Saskia Hogenhout, Caroline Roper, Leonardo De La Fuente, and Jong Hyun Ham, 2015. Virulence Mechanisms of Plant-Pathogenic Bacteria. APS Press, 492 pages, ISBN: 978-0-89054-444-0

Notes

Z. Klement, K. Rudolph,D.C. Sands, 1990. Methods in Phytobacteriology. Akademial Kiodo, Budapest. 567p. Lelliott, R. A., and D. E. Stead, 1987. Methods for the Diagnosis of Bacterial Diseases of Plants. Methods in Plant Pathology Volume 2 (Series editor T. F. Preece), Published on behalf of the British Society for Plant Pathology by Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford, UK., 219 pages.


Course Learning Outcomes

Order Course Learning Outcomes
LO01 Students will learn about how bacteria enter to plant tissue
LO02 Students will learn about how bacteria communicate with each other
LO03 Students will learn about quorum sensing mechanisms in bacterial comminity
LO04 Students will learn about taxis, curli, and signal moleculs in bacterial comminity
LO05 Students will learn about bacterial biofilms
LO06 Students will learn about secretion systems in bacteria
LO07 Students will learn about bacterial toxins in necrotic diseases
LO08 Students will learn about bacterial toxins in wilt diseases
LO09 Students will learn about bacteria associated polysaccharides (LPS and EPS)
LO10 Students will learn about bacteria associated enzymes
LO11 Students will learn about plant hormones in plant bacterial diseases.
LO12 Students will learn about virulence factors of fire bligt pathogen, Erwinia amylovora
LO13 Students will learn about virulence factors of soft rot disease agent, Pectobacterium and Dickeya genus
LO14 Students will learn about virulence factors of gall disease agent, Agrobacterium tumefaciens
LO15 Students will learn about how to plant pathogenic bacteria attack plants and induce disease symptoms


Relation with Program Learning Outcome

Order Type Program Learning Outcomes Level
PLO01 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Has knowledge on basic topics about general science, general agricultural engineering and plant production
PLO02 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Knows the biology, ecology, systematics and control strategies of diseases, pests and weeds causing yield losses in plants 3
PLO03 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Knows the identification and the biology of the diseases and how to control diseases,pests and weeds causing yield losses in plants in practice. 2
PLO04 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Comprehends the plant protection problems, gains the ability to solve the problems via scientific methods
PLO05 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Obtains the skill to use a laboratory, analyzes and evaluates the results and prepares reports. 3
PLO06 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Decides to the most useful control strategy to cope with the plant protection problems and gets them to be used correctly. 4
PLO07 Bilgi - Kuramsal, Olgusal Has necessary knowledge to use the essential technologies, synthesizes them to prepare oral presentations. 2
PLO08 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Gains the ability to identify problems related to the field and to construct and use high-level scientific research methods in solving them.
PLO09 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Being able to independently carry out a work or project that requires expertise in the field, develop new approaches for solving problems encountered in practice and produce solutions by taking responsibility.
PLO10 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Gains the ability to identify problems related to the field and to construct and use high-level scientific research methods in solving them
PLO11 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Can develop and deepen the knowledge in plant protection in general, in field of expertise in particular, gain the ability to carry out and have studies that will bring innovation to science and reach original results.
PLO12 Yetkinlikler - İletişim ve Sosyal Yetkinlik He/she can defend his/her original inventions, opinions, approaches and suggestions in front of experts and discuss them by communicating effectively.
PLO13 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Can associate Plant protection-related subjects with other fields of science, and effectively use the knowledge that requires expertise in the evaluation of new and complex ideas, events, and phenomena.
PLO14 Yetkinlikler - Bağımsız Çalışabilme ve Sorumluluk Alabilme Yetkinliği Scientific, technological, social and cultural advances in plant protection; can take active roles in creating an information society, solving problems with scientific methods and making decisions.
PLO15 Beceriler - Bilişsel, Uygulamalı Can use the knowledge and experience in the field of Plant Protection to solve the problems encountered in the field of production, takes part in public and private organizations or provides consultancy services.
PLO16 Yetkinlikler - Alana Özgü Yetkinlik Gains the ability to transform the results of research and projects into reports/thesis and to present and publish them in international meetings and journals.


Week Plan

Week Topic Preparation Methods
1 Discus on how bacteria enter to plant tissue Reading the related lecture notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
2 Discus on how bacteria communicate with each other Reading the related lecture notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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3 Discus on quorum sensing mechanisms in bacterial comminity Reading the related lecture notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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4 Taxis, curli, and signal moleculs in bacterial comminity Reading the related lecture notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
5 The importance of biofilm formation in bacteria Reading the related lecture notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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6 Secretion systems (Tip I-X) in bacteria Reading the related lecture notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
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7 Bacterial toxins in necrotic diseases Reading the related lecture notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
8 Mid-Term Exam preparing the exam Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Sözlü Sınav
9 Bacterial toxins in wilt diseases Reading the related lecture notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
10 Bacteria associated polysaccharides (LPS and EPS) and related diseases Reading the related lecture notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
11 Bacteria associated enzaymes and soft rot diseases Reading the related lecture notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
12 Plant hormones in plant bacterial diseases Reading the related lecture notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
13 virulence factors of fire bligt pathogen, Erwinia amylovora Reading the related lecture notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
14 virulence factors of soft rot disease agent, Pectobacterium and Dickeya genus Reading the related lecture notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
15 Virulence factors of gall disease agent, Agrobacterium tumefaciens Reading the related lecture notes Öğretim Yöntemleri:
Anlatım
16 Term Exams preparing the exam Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Sözlü Sınav
17 Term Exams preparing the exam Ölçme Yöntemleri:
Yazılı Sınav


Student Workload - ECTS

Works Number Time (Hour) Workload (Hour)
Course Related Works
Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 2 28
Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 14 6 84
Assesment Related Works
Homeworks, Projects, Others 2 6 12
Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 6 6
Final Exam 1 12 12
Total Workload (Hour) 142
Total Workload / 25 (h) 5,68
ECTS 6 ECTS