Microbial populations
Biology Master, ENS – M1
2025-2026 - Semester 1
UNBIO1-047 (T102) - Microbial Populations
6 ECTS
—2025-2026 program to come—
Year and Semester : M1 | S1
Duration : September 8th 2025 to December 15th 2025
Hours : 2pm-5pm (Mondays)
Coordinator : Eric Michel
ECTS : 6
Maximum number of students : 24
Keywords : microbiology, bio-films, environmental genomics, host-parasite interactions, antibiotics.
Prerequisites for the course : Curiosity and an open-mind are needed.
Course objectives and description : The purpose of this module is to discover some unknown aspects of microbiology, particularly bacteriology, to show the lifestyle of microorganisms and their ability to adapt to the environment.
Assessment / evaluation : It can vary, written examination or analysis of an article.
Suggested readings in relationship with the module content (textbook chapters, reviews, articles) :
– Traité d’écologie microbienne, édité par Jean-Claude Bertrand, Pierre Caumette, Philippe Lebaron, Robert Matheron et Philippe Normand aux Presses Universitaires de Pau. (http://www.presses-univ-pau.fr/cart/Details/101/4/sciences-humaines/ecologie-microbienne.html)