【Course description】
Despite of a simple structure of the genome and the cell, micro-organisms have a variety of metabolic processes. In this course students will learn about ecology of micro-organisms and their molecular level environmental adaptation system. The course covers the fundamentals and applications of various cellular processes such as metabolism and the ability to produce substances useful for environmental management and human life. This course is a special subject of the department related to “Creation of High-Performance Materials”, and students will learn more applied and developed contents.