Course: Modern Trends in Food Microbiology

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Course title Modern Trends in Food Microbiology
Course code KBBV/CA149
Organizational form of instruction no contact
Level of course Doctoral
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 0
Language of instruction English
Status of course Compulsory-optional
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Pejchalová Marcela, doc. Ing. Ph.D.
Course content
Chromogenic cultivation media. Immunochemical methods (ELISA, LFIA). Molecular biological methods (PCR, real-time PCR, quantification). Genotypisation methods (Pulsed Field gel Electrophoresis, Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism, REP-PCR, ERIC-PCR). Sequenation methods (Multi Locus Sequence Typing, Whole Genome Sequencing). Identification of microorganisms using MALDI-TOF-MS analysis.

Learning activities and teaching methods
unspecified
Learning outcomes
Detailed introduction of students to the latest methods of detection of food pathogens

Prerequisites
unspecified

Assessment methods and criteria
unspecified
Oral and written examination. Preparation of a seminar paper on a given topic
Recommended literature
  • Doyle, Michael P. Food microbiology : fundamentals and frontiers. Washington: ASM Press, 2007. ISBN 978-1-55581-407-6.
  • Fratamico, Pina M. Foodborne pathogens : microbiology and molecular biology. Wymondham: Caister Academic Press, 2005. ISBN 1-904455-00-X.
  • Robinson, R. K. (Richard Kenneth). Encyclopedia of food microbiology. San Diego: Academic Press, 2000. ISBN 0-12-227070-3.


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