Course: Laboratory of Food Microbiology

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Course title Laboratory of Food Microbiology
Course code KBBV/C521
Organizational form of instruction Lesson
Level of course Master
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Šilha David, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
  • Moťková Petra, Ing. Ph.D.
  • Brožková Iveta, Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
General guidance for microbiological examinations of food. Food sampling and preparation of sample homogenate. Enumeration of mesophilic aerobic and facultatively anaerobic microorganisms. Enumeration of colony - forming units of yeasts and /or moulds. Osmophilic yeasts and moulds, potentially aflatoxigenic fungi. Detection and enumeration of aerobic sporeformers. Detection of the spores of sulfite - reducing anaerobes (clostridia). Enumeration of acid - producing microorganisms, proteolytic and lipolytic microorganisms. Slimeforming bacteria of the genus Leuconostoc. E. coli and the coliform bacteria. Most probable number determination. Determination of enterococci. Isolation and detection of Salmonella. Isolation and detection of Campylobacter. Determination of Bac. cereus in food. Determination of of St. aureus and hemolytic streptococci.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Skills training, Laboratory work, Work-related activities
Learning outcomes
Aim of this subject is to acquaint students with standard methods of demonstration of various groups of microorganisms (technologically noxious, markers and pathogenic). Students acquaint with principles of sample collection, preparation samples for analyses, preparation of dilution, principles of cultivation and processing results.
Absolvent manages basic methods of targets analyses of edible and of checking hygienic level at food and agricultural business. Student is able to orientate in techniques usable at food quality checking ? both clinical and modern instrumental techniques.
Prerequisites
KALCH/C518 - Bachelor work

Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination, Student performance assessment, Systematic monitoring

Written examination. General knowledge of laboratory techniques as well as attendance at all of the lessons is required.
Recommended literature
  • Nařízení komise (ES) č. 1441/2007 o mikrobiologických kritériích pro potraviny.
  • Nařízení komise (ES) č. 2073/2005 o mikrobiologických kritériích pro potraviny.
  • Platné normy ČSN ISO..
  • Jičínská E., Havlová J. Metody detekce patogenních mikroorganismů v potravinách, ÚZPI Praha, 1996.


Study plans that include the course
Faculty Study plan (Version) Category of Branch/Specialization Recommended year of study Recommended semester
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Evaluation and Analysis of Foodstuffs (2013) Category: Food industry and food industry chemistry 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Evaluation and Analysis of Foodstuffs (2015) Category: Food industry and food industry chemistry 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter
Faculty: Faculty of Chemical Technology Study plan (Version): Evaluation and Analysis of Foodstuffs (2016) Category: Food industry and food industry chemistry 1 Recommended year of study:1, Recommended semester: Winter