Bi8390 Industrial microbiology

Faculty of Science
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s) (plus extra credits for completion). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. RNDr. Miroslav Němec, CSc. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Miroslav Němec, CSc.
Department of Experimental Biology – Biology Section – Faculty of Science
Contact Person: doc. RNDr. Miroslav Němec, CSc.
Timetable
Tue 16:00–17:50 Bpt,01013
Prerequisites
Examination - microbiology, bichemistry, molecular biology
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
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to understand and explain importance of industrial microbiology, work with information on theoretical background of industrial microbiology, production of biomass and fermented products, to understand classical technology with use of microorganisms, modern biotechnology, effectivity of process with microorganisms in biotechnology.
Syllabus
  • Importance of industrial microbiology. Theoretical background of industrial microbiology. Engineering cosideration. Steruilization of media and air. Aeration and mixing. Substrates for microbial processes. Kinetics of microbial prosćesses. Genetics of industrial microbes. Production of biomass. Milk fermented products. Other fermented products (ethanol, beer, vine, lactic acid etc.). Products of primary metabolism (aminoacids, vitamins., etc). Products of secondary metabolism (penicillins, cephalosporins, peptide antibiotics etc.). Microbial transformation and conversion (sterols, polysaccharides, fatty acids, fat, oils etc.).
Literature
  • Glayey A.N., Nikaido H. : Microbial biotechnology/Fundamentals of applied microbiology. WHF, 1994
  • Kruphanzl V., Řeháček Z. : Mikrobiální technologie. Academia Praha, 1988
  • Sikyta B. : Methods in industrial microbiology. John Wiley and sons, 1983
Teaching methods
Lectures
Assessment methods
Colloquium
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2008 - for the purpose of the accreditation, Spring 2011 - only for the accreditation, Spring 2003, Spring 2004, Spring 2005, Spring 2006, Spring 2007, Spring 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2020.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2011, recent)
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