2003 Edwin W. Pauley Summer Program in Marine Biology

Assessing the Health of Pacific Corals: Week 3

Main IntroductionScheduleTentative Syllabus

Microbial ecology of coral reefs

Dr. Forest Rohwer, San Diego State University

 

 

Mon (6/23)

Tues (6/24)

Wed  (6/25)

Thurs (6/26)

Fri (6/27)

Sat (6/28)

Lecture
starts at
9 am

Marine Microbial Food Web (MMFW) and Coral Reefs

Phylogenetic Analyses of
Coral-Associated Microbes

Microbiological Analyses of Coral Diseases

Snorkeling

Coral Immunology

Microbes and the Death of Coral Reefs

Lab
immediately after lecture; about
10:30 am

Overview: Davey Kline's results, plates, autoclave, DNA extraction, DGGE, direct counts, aquaria

Lac & Fresh Groups

- Isolate DNA and PCR

 

Asph & Mucus Groups

- Direct counts

- Ecolog

- Start culturing

 

Bacteria Production by FLR or Mya

Lac & Fresh Groups

- Run DGGE

- Analysis of 16S rDNAs

Asph & Mucus Groups

- Direct counts

- Read Ecolog

- Count colonies

- Determine surface area of coral fragments

Lac & Fresh Groups

- Direct counts

- Ecolog

- Start culturing

Bacteria Production by FLR or Mya

 

Asph & Mucus Groups

- Isolate DNA and PCR

Lac & Fresh Groups

- Direct counts

- Read Ecolog

- Count colonies

- Determine surface area of coral fragments

 

Asph & Mucus Groups

- Run DGGE

- Analysis of 16S rDNAs

Presentations

Readings

After dinner; about 7 pm

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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