PřF:B8390 Industrial microbiology

B8390 Industrial microbiology

Faculty of Science
Spring 2000

Extent and Intensity

2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

doc. RNDr. Miroslav Němec, CSc. (lecturer)

Guaranteed by

Prerequisites

Examination - organic chemistry, biochemistry, general microbiology.

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

Syllabus

Importance of industrial microbiology. Theoretical background of industrial microbiology. Engineering consideration. Sterilisation of media and air. Aeration and mixing. Substrates for microbial processes. Kinetics of microbial processes. Genetics of industrial microorganisms. Production of biomass. Milk fermented products. Fermented products (ethanol, beer, vine, lactic acid etc). Products of primary metabolism (aminoacids, vitamins...). Products of secondary metabolism (penicillins, cephalosporins, peptide antibiotics, mycotoxins,...). Microbial transformations and conversion (sterols, polysaccharides, fatty acids, fat, oils).

Literature

Krumphanzl V., Řeháček Z., mikrobiální technologie. Academia Praha, 1988
Glayey A.N., Nikaido H. Microbial biotechnologz/Fundamentals of applied microbiology., WHF, 1994, ISBN 0-7167-2608-4
Sikyta B., Methods in industrial microbiology. John Wiley &Sons, 1983

Assessment methods (in Czech)

Přednáška, ústní zkouška.

Language of instruction

Czech

Further comments (probably available only in Czech)

The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.

The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2001, Spring 2002.