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Course, academic year 2025/2026
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General protistology - MB160P74
Title: Obecná protistologie
Czech title: Obecná protistologie
Guaranteed by: Department of Parasitology (31-161)
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Actual: from 2024
Semester: summer
E-Credits: 4
Examination process: summer s.:
Hours per week, examination: summer s.:3/0, Ex [HT]
Capacity: unlimited
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Explanation: nahrazuje MB160P63
Additional information: http://www.protistologie.cz
Note: enabled for web enrollment
priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan
Guarantor: doc. Mgr. Vladimír Hampl, Ph.D.
Teacher(s): prof. RNDr. Ivan Čepička, Ph.D.
doc. Mgr. Vladimír Hampl, Ph.D.
Incompatibility : MB160P63
Annotation -
The course follows the course of Protistology and has two main aims: (1) to extend selected subjects of general
protistology, (2) to monitor the current progress of the field.

The first 11 classes will have the form of lectures covering following subjects: protist genomes and their evolution,
the high-level classification of eukaryotes, symbioses, lateral gene transfer, semiautonomous organelles, metabolic
peculiarities, cell cycle, sex, and species concept of protists. The last class will have the form of student
reports followed by general discussion on significant current papers in the field.
Last update: Hlubinková Lenka, Mgr. (23.05.2023)
Literature - Czech

Katz LA a Bhattacharya D: Genomics and Evolution of Microbial Eukaryotes. Oxford University Press 2006

Leadbeater BSC a Green JC: The Flagellates, unit, diversity and evolution.Taylor and Francis 2000

Last update: Hlubinková Lenka, Mgr. (23.05.2023)
Requirements to the exam -

1.              Writing an essay on a approved topic (minimum 2 pages A4, font 12, spacing 1)

2.              10 min. presentation of the essay at the last lecture 11. May

3.              Succesful pass of the written and oral part of the exam

Last update: Hlubinková Lenka, Mgr. (23.05.2023)
Syllabus -

Lectures in Czech language will take place in Parasitology lecture room on Mondays at 9:50 – 12:15.

17. 2. Genomes of protist (Hampl)

24. 2. Symbioses of protist (Čepička)

3. 3.    Semiautonomous organelles (Čepička)

10. 3. Horisontal gene trasnfer (Hampl)

17. 3. Multicellularity (Čepička)

24. 3. Feeding (Hampl)

31. 3.  Metabolic specialities (Hampl)

7. 4. Cell cycles, sexual reproduction, speciesness (Čepička)

14. 4. Flagellar movement and the life in microworld (Hampl)

28. 4. Other modes of movement (Hampl)

5. 5. Diversity of protists at various levels (Čepička)

12. 5. Presentation of student assays

Conditions for fullfilling the course:

1.              Writing an essay on a approved topic (minimum 2 pages A4, font 12, spacing 1)

2.              10 min. presentation of the essay at the last lecture 11. May

3.              Succesful pass of the written and oral part of the exam

Last update: Hampl Vladimír, doc. Mgr., Ph.D. (30.01.2025)
Learning outcomes -

Knowledge

  • explains the main evolutionary processes shaping protist genomes, including the role of lateral gene transfer and endosymbiosis
  • describes the current concept of the highest classification of eukaryotes and discusses its support in molecular and genomic data
  • characterize the semi-autonomous organelles of protists and their evolutionary origin
  • summarize the main metabolic, cellular, and reproductive characteristics of protists, including sexual reproduction and the concept of species
  • compare different modes of movement and food acquisition in protists in the context of the physical limitations of the micro world

Skills

  • independently writes a professional essay on a selected topic from general protistology and formulates clear conclusions supported by literature
  • orally presents a professional topic and responds factually to questions and comments in a professional discussion
Last update: Hampl Vladimír, doc. Mgr., Ph.D. (21.01.2026)
 
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