Course: Diagnostic methods in plant medicine

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Course title Diagnostic methods in plant medicine
Course code KBC/DMR
Organizational form of instruction Lecture
Level of course Master
Year of study 1
Semester Summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course Compulsory-optional, Optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Tománková Kateřina, RNDr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Department of Plant Pest Diagnostics - presentation of laboratory activities. Accreditation of laboratories according to EN ISO/IEC 17025:2018. Tour of laboratories. 2. Diagnostic methods used in the Laboratory of Bacteriology of the Institute of Bacteriology: isolation of bacteria from plant material, cultivation, microscopy, gas chromatography (GC), mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS), Biolog identification system, molecular biological methods. Biological tests to confirm the phytopathogenicity of bacteria. 3. Diagnostic methods used in the Laboratory of Virology of the ÚKZÚZ: ELISA, biological tests, maintenance of a collection of reference material. 4. Diagnostic methods used in the Laboratory of Molecular Biology of the Institute of Molecular Biology of the Institute of Molecular Biology: polymerase chain reaction (PCR, qPCR, mPCR, nPCR, RT-PCR, PCR-RFLP), nucleic acid sequencing (DNA barcoding, NGS). 5. Introduction of new diagnostic tests in the laboratories of ÚKZÚZ. Resources and EPPO standards. Validation and verification of tests - General criteria and rules for individual groups of organisms, performance parameters, practical examples of validations molecular methods - factors affecting individual performance parameters. Examples of method validations in virology, bacteriology, mycology. 6. International projects and collaboration. European reference laboratories and national reference laboratories. Quality testing - Proficiency testing of laboratories (Proficiency tests)

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic Lecture(Interpretation, Training), Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
  • Homework for Teaching - 10 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 13 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Familiarization with diagnostic methods used in plant medicine and with real operation in a practical diagnostic laboratory.
Acquire knowledge related to the operation of a practical diagnostic laboratory focused on plant medicine.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of basic methods used in biochemistry and molecular biology.

Assessment methods and criteria
Student performance

Written test, 10 questions, minimum 70% pass rate required.
Recommended literature
  • Norma ČSN EN ISO/IEC 17025, Posuzování shody -- Všeobecné požadavky na způsobilosti zkušebních a kalibračních laboratoří..
  • Alberts, B. a kol. (1998). Základy buněčné biologie. Espero Publishing, Ústí nad Labem.
  • Alberts, B., Heald, R., Johnson A., Morgan, D., Roberts, K., Walter, P., Wilson, J., Hunt, T. (2022). Molecular biology of the cell (7. vydání).
  • Bartlett, J.M.S, Stirling, D. (2003). PCR Protocols (second edition).
  • Bustin, S. A. (2004). A-Z of Quantitative PCR.
  • Filion, M. (2012). Quantitative Real-Time PCR in Applied Microbiology.
  • Kůdela V., Novacky A., Fucikovsky L. (2002). Rostlinolékařská bakteriologie. Academia.
  • Rosypal, S. (1996). Úvod do molekulární biologie. Brno.


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