Bi8390 Industrial microbiology

Faculty of Science
Spring 2009
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 10:00–11:50 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
Importance of industrial microbiology. Theoretical background of industrial microbiology. Production of biomass and fermented products. Main objectives can be summarized as follows: - 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
  • Sikyta B. : Methods in industrial microbiology. John Wiley and sons, 1983
  • Kruphanzl V., Řeháček Z. : Mikrobiální technologie. Academia Praha, 1988
  • Glayey A.N., Nikaido H. : Microbial biotechnology/Fundamentals of applied microbiology. WHF, 1994
Assessment methods
Lectures, colloquium
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
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 2010, Spring 2011, Spring 2012, spring 2012 - acreditation, Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, spring 2018, Spring 2020.
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