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Course Description Course Name : Methods for the Diagnosis of Plant Pathogen Bacteria I Course Code : BK-511 Course Type : Optional Level of Course : Second Cycle Year of Study : 1 Course Semester : Fall (16 Weeks) ECTS : 6 Name of Lecturer(s) : Prof.Dr. YEŞİM AYSAN Learning Outcomes of the Course : Learns bacterial disease symptoms on many crops Learns plant pathogenic bacterial genus Learns disease mechanims of plant pathogenic bacteria Learns isolation of pathogenic bacteria from diseased plants Learns identification of plant pathohenic bacteria by morphological, physiological and biochemical methods Mode of Delivery : Face-to-Face Prerequisites and Co-Prerequisites : None Recommended Optional Programme Components : None Aim(s) of Course : Aim of the lecture is learning of bacterial disease symptoms on many crops, isolation of the plant pathogenic bacteria, identification of the strains by traditional methods Course Contents : Cell structure of bacteria, isolation methods from soil and diseased plant materials, the pathogenicity of isolated bacteria and identification of it by morphological, physiological and biochemical methods Language of Instruction : Turkish Work Place : clasroom and laboratory   Course Outline /Schedule (Weekly) Planned Learning Activities Week Subject Student's Preliminary Work Learning Activities and Teaching Methods 1 Cell structure of plant pathogenic bacteria Giving homeworks study on related books and power point presentatoins before lecture lecture 2 enterence of bacteria to plant cells and mechanims of disease smptoms on plants study on related books and power point presentatoins before lecture lecture 3 Disease symptoms on many crops caused by plant pathogenic bacteria study on related books and power point presentatoins before lecture lecture 4 Genus of plant pathogenic bacteria study on related books and power point presentatoins before lecture lecture 5 Phytobacteriology laboratory and equipments study on related books and power point presentatoins before lecture lecture and lab study 6 Preparations of general, selective and semi-selective medium Sterilizatiom methods of the medium study on related books and power point presentatoins before lecture lecture and lab study 7 Acids, selective materials, antibiotics, and concentrations of the contents in the medium study on related books and power point presentatoins before lecture lecture and lab study 8 exam study on related books and power point presentatoins before lecture exam 9 isolations of the bacteria from necrotic lesions study on related books and power point presentatoins before lecture lecture and lab study 10 isolations of the bacteria from necrotic , clorosis and water soaking lesions study on related books and power point presentatoins before lecture lecture and lab study 11 isolations of the bacteria from galls study on related books and power point presentatoins before lecture lecture and lab study 12 isolations of the bacteria from wilted plants study on related books and power point presentatoins before lecture lecture and lab study 13 isolations of the bacteria from symptomless plants study on related books and power point presentatoins before lecture lecture and lab study 14 Detection of bacteria from seeds and seed materials isolations of total bacteria from soil lecture and lab study 15 Discussion and homework assignments study on related books and power point presentatoins before lecture lecture and lab study 16/17 Final exam study on related books and power point presentatoins before lecture exam   Required Course Resources Resource Type Resource Name Recommended Course Material(s)  Fitobakteriyoloji (Saygılı, Şahin ve Aysan, 2006) lecture notes  Laboratory Guide for Identification of Plant Pathogenic Bacteria (Third Edition) Edts:Schaad, N. W., Jones, J.B., and Chun, W.. APS Press. St. Paul, Minnesota.  Merhods for the diagnosis of bacterial diseases of plants. Lelliott and Stead, 1987.  Detection of bacteria in seed and other planting material. Edts. Saettler et.al., 1989  Phytobacteriology: principles and practice. Janse, 2005.  Plant Bacteriology. Kado, 2010  Methods in Phytobacteriology. Edts: Klement, Rudolpf and Sands, 1990 Required Course Material(s)   Assessment Methods and Assessment Criteria Semester/Year Assessments Number Contribution Percentage     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 50     Homeworks/Projects/Others 5 50 Total 100 Rate of Semester/Year Assessments to Success 40   Final Assessments 100 Rate of Final Assessments to Success 60 Total 100   Contribution of the Course to Key Learning Outcomes # Key Learning Outcome Contribution* 1 Has knowledge on basic topics about general science, general agricultural engineering and plant production 5 2 Knows the biology, ecology, systematics and control strategies of diseases, pests and weeds causing yield losses in plants 5 3 Knows the identification and the biology of the diseases and how to control diseases,pests and weeds causing yield losses in plants in practice 4 4 Comprehends the plant protection problems, gains the ability to solve the problems via scientific methods 5 5 Decides to the most useful control strategy to cope with the plant protection problems and gets them to be used correctly 3 6 Obtains the skill to use a laboratory, analyzes and evaluates the results and prepares reports 5 7 Has necessary knowledge to use the essential technologies, synthesizes them to prepare oral presentations 3 * Contribution levels are between 0 (not) and 5 (maximum).   Student Workload - ECTS Works Number Time (Hour) Total Workload (Hour) Course Related Works     Class Time (Exam weeks are excluded) 14 3 42     Out of Class Study (Preliminary Work, Practice) 16 3 48 Assesment Related Works     Homeworks, Projects, Others 5 10 50     Mid-term Exams (Written, Oral, etc.) 1 3 3     Final Exam 1 6 6 Total Workload: 149 Total Workload / 25 (h): 5.96 ECTS Credit: 6