Bacteria and Fungi – Accindental Touch of Nature

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Subject guarantor:

Štěpánka BORÝSKOVÁ

Name of lecturer(s):

Štěpánka BORÝSKOVÁ

Learning outcomes of the course unit:

Students completing the course will understand the above problems of microbiological contamination. At the same time they acquire theoretical and practical knowledge in the field of microbiology.

Mode of study:

Teaching is conducted in the formo f a lecture with a follow-up practical seminar.

Prerequisites and co-requisites:

The prerequisite for mastering the course is the knowledge of the natural sciences corresponding to secondary school.

Course contents:

The aim of the course is acquaaintance to students with problems caused by fungi and bacteria, their determination, means of disinfection, removal procedures, monitoring the effectiveness of disinfection and preventive measures against the effects of fungi and bacteria.

Recommended or required reading:

Bacílková B.: Study on the effect of butanol vapours and other alcohols on fungi, Restaurator 2006, str. 186-199.

Ďurovič M. a kol.: Restaurování a konzervování archiválií a knih. Paseka, 2002

Hanus J., Hanusová E.: Využitie etylénoxidu pri eliminádii mikrobiologickej kontaminácie archívnych a knižnicných fondov. Knižnica 6, 3/2005, str. 22-28.

Skorkovský J.: Mikroorganismy jako původci degradace archiválií, TESP, 1981

Assessment methods and criteria:

The condition for obtaining the credit is 100% attendance and fulfillment of assigned tasks during the course.

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Lecturer:

Blanka Hnulíková is conservator expert of photographic documents in the preservation department of the National Archives in Prague. Her job description is conservation of all types of photographic documents, preventive care focused on funds and collections of the National Archives, cooperation in research projects with testing of new procedures and materials and a wide range of educational activities from consulting to organizing practical workshops.

Further information:

Course may be repeated

Schedule for winter semester 2017/2018:

Date	Day	Time	Tutor	Location	Notes	No. of paralel
14.12.2017		09:00–15:30	Štěpánka BORÝSKOVÁ	Room No. 130 Tržiště 20, Praha 1 (vchod z Rektorátu AMU, Malostranské nám. 12)		paralelka 1
15.12.2017		09:00–15:30	Štěpánka BORÝSKOVÁ	Room No. 130 Tržiště 20, Praha 1 (vchod z Rektorátu AMU, Malostranské nám. 12)		paralelka 1

Schedule for summer semester 2017/2018:

The schedule has not yet been prepared

The subject is a part of the following study plans: