NCHU Course Outline

Course Name	(中) 植物病原細菌學原理與技術(2146)
	(Eng.) Phytobacteriology: Principles and Practice
Offering Dept	Department of Plant Pathology
Course Type	Elective	Credits	2	Teacher	DENG,WEN-LING
Department	Department of Plant Pathology/Undergraduate	Language	English	Semester	2026-FALL
Course Description	This course is designed for sophomore students who have taken Introductory Microbiology and would like to learn how bacteria interact with plants and cause diseases.
Prerequisites				self-directed learning in the course	Y

Relevance of Course Objectives and Core Learning Outcomes(%)			Teaching and Assessment Methods for Course Objectives
Course Objectives	Competency Indicators	Ratio(%)	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
The objectives of the course is to characterize, identify, and manage bacterial pathogens that cause diseases in plants	1.Knowledge of fundamental sciences 2.Knowledge and technology related to plant pathology and plant health inspection and quarantine 3.Microbiology-related knowledge 4.Skills on agricultural biotechnology and its application 5.Practical skills for plant medicine	10 10 30 30 20	topic Discussion/Production Discussion Lecturing	Written Presentation Oral Presentation Assignment
Course Content and Homework/Schedule/Tests Schedule
Week Course Content Week 1 Introduction: Magnificent Microbes Week 2 Classification and identification of plant-associated bacteria Week 3 Symptoms caused by plant-pathogenic bacteria Week 4 Molecular mechanisms of bacterial virulence Week 5 Rapid necrotizing diseases Week 6 Macerative diseases and their pathogens Week 7 Plant diseases caused by fastidious vascular bacteria Week 8 Plant diseases caused by phytoplasmas and spiroplasmas Week 9 Vascular wilt diseases and their pathogens Week 10 Hyperplastic overgrowth diseases Week 11 Nonspecific plant defenses against bacteria Week 12 Specific plant defenses against bacteria Week 13 Epidemiology and control of bacterial plant diseases Week 14 Specific interactions of beneficial bacteria and plants Week 15 Nonspecific plant-associated beneficial bacteria Week 16 Future prospects in plant bacteriology self-directed learning    01.Participation in professional forums, lectures, and corporate sharing sessions related to industry-government-academia-research exchange activities.    02.Viewing multimedia materials related to industry and academia.    03.Preparing presentations or reports related to industry and academia.    05.Participation in various workshops organized by different departments of NCHU.
Evaluation
Homework assignemnt 40%, In-class discussion 10% Term paper 50%
Textbook & other References
handouts and ppt
Teaching Aids & Teacher's Website
Office Hours
Wednesdays 1-2 pm
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