Physiology of growth in extreme environements

7 Outubro 2016, 18:00 • Ana Maria Gomes Moura Pires de Andrade Tenreiro

3.3.2. Energy transduction parameters

3.3.3 - Electron transport organization - bacterial standard

3.3.4 - Electronic flow patterns in bacteria

4 - Physiology of growth in extreme environements

4.1 - Introduction

4.2 - Adaptations of the walls and membranes of hypertermophiles at elevated temperatures

4.3 - Startegies for thermal stabilization of nucleic acids

4.4 - Thermolabile metabolites and alternative pathways

4.5 - Stability and flexibility of extremophilic enzymes; inactivation and unfolding

4.6 - Osmoregulatory systems of E. coli

Metabolic diversity. Metabolic processes of energy transduction. Overview of central pathways of heterotrophic metabolism

30 Setembro 2016, 18:00 • Ana Maria Gomes Moura Pires de Andrade Tenreiro

2. Metabolic diversity. Metabolic processes of energy transduction

2.1. Nutrients and energy production

2.2. Energy transduction. Manifestations of Gibbs energy

2.3. The chemiosmotic hypothesis

2.4. The laws of cell energetics

2.5. Energy classes of microorganisms

3. Overview of central pathways of heterotrophic metabolism

3.1. Glycolysis, pentose phosphate pathway, Entner-Doudoroff pathway, glyoxylate cycle, the citric acid cycle and its modifications

3.2. Electron transport in prokaryotes

3.3. Electron transport organization

3.3.1. Mitochondrial standard

Presentation of the program, bibliography, calendar and evaluation system.

23 Setembro 2016, 18:00 • Ana Maria Gomes Moura Pires de Andrade Tenreiro

1. Introduction - Microbial physiology: problems and prospects

1.1. The Microbe's concribution to Biology

1.2. Horizon 2020 at a glance

1.3. Marine biotechnology research priorities to adress key societal challenges

1.4. The new germ theory

1.5. A snapshot of the microbiome field