Information Package / Course Catalogue
Climate Change and Microbiome
Course Code: BİO616
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 8
Objectives of the Course

The aim of this course is to examine the effects of climate change on microbial ecology, effects on beneficial bacteria and fungi in plant growth, effects on the metabolism of microorganisms, It covers the effects of microorganisms on genetic diversity. Also, this lessonaims at providing the holistic understanding of the risks associated with climate change, their implications on the environment, life forms including the human health, and the role of planetary microbiomes in addressing the issue of global climate change.

Course Content

Causes of climate change and its importance in ecosystem, land and water effects on microbial flora, soil structure and plant- its place in the interaction of microorganisms, its effect on soil fertility, soil and effects on carbon and nitrogen cycle in water, pathogen-phage interaction effects, effects on microbial diseases

Name of Lecturer(s)
Learning Outcomes
1.Microbes and Climate
2.Climate Change Extenuation by Greenhouse Gas Quenching Microflora
3.Climate change and the emergence of fungal pathogens
4.To learn the definition and causes of climate change
5.Impacts of climate change on land and aquatic habitat to learn
6.Climate change depends on soil properties, diversity and physicochemical learn the effects on the structure
7.The place of climate change in plant-microorganism interaction to learn
8.The importance of climate change in the soil carbon and nitrogen cycle to learn
9.The effects of climate change in agriculture and its place in plant diseases to learn
10.The effects of climate change on the metabolism of microorganisms learn about the effects
11.The effects of climate change on the genetic diversity of microorganisms learn the effects
12.To learn the effects of climate change on microbial diseases
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Kumar A., Singh, J., Ferreira L. F.R. 2022. Microbiome Under Changing Climate: Implications and Solutions. Woodhead Publishing, Elsevier, England, 574p.
2.Choudhary D.K., Mishra A., Varma A. 2021. Climate Change and the Microbiome: Sustenance of the Ecosphere. First Edition, Springer Nature, Germany, 748 p.
3.Calero Preciado C.C.2020. The Effects of Climate Change on Microbial Ecology and Water Quality of Drinking Water Distribution Systems. First Edition, University of Sheffield, England.
4.Marxsen J. 2020. Climate Change and Microbial Ecology: Current Research and Future Trends. Second Edition, Caister Academic Press, England, 564p.
5.Horwath W.R., Kuzyakov Y. 2017. Climate Change Impacts on Soil Processes and Ecosystem Properties, First Edition, Elsevier, England, 625p.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Definition of climate change, basic concepts and topic overview
Week 2 - Theoretical
Causes of climate change and its importance in the ecosystem
Week 3 - Theoretical
Climate change depends on soil characteristics, diversity and effects on physicochemical structure
Week 4 - Theoretical
Effects of climate change on soil fertility
Week 5 - Theoretical
The place of climate change in plant-microorganism interaction
Week 6 - Theoretical
Effects of climate change on the soil microbiome-I
Week 7 - Theoretical
Climate change in the soil carbon and nitrogen cycle
Week 8 - Intermediate Exam
Effects of climate change on the soil microbiome-II, Midterm
Week 9 - Theoretical
The effects of climate change in agriculture and its place in plant diseases
Week 10 - Theoretical
The beneficial effects of climate change on CO2, temperature, drought levels
Week 11 - Theoretical
Metabolisms of microorganisms due to climate change
Week 12 - Theoretical
Genetics of climate change effects on diversity
Week 13 - Theoretical
Pathogen-phage interactions of climate change
Week 14 - Theoretical
Effects of climate change on microbial diseases
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory150230
Assignment150230
Term Project50525
Reading100110
Individual Work200360
Quiz110444
Midterm Examination1011
Final Examination1011
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)201
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026