Lesson plan / GENERAL MICROBIOLOGY

Lesson Information

Course Credit 3.0
Course ECTS Credit 5.0
Teaching Language of Instruction Türkçe
Level of Course Bachelor's Degree, TYYÇ: Level 6, EQF-LLL: Level 6, QF-EHEA: First Cycle
Type of Course Compulsory
Mode of Delivery Face-to-face
Does the course require compulsory or optional work experience? Z
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Purpose and Content

The aim of the course To teach classification, definition, morphological, biochemical and serologic characteristics of microorganisms which are very important place in food technology, to explain their activities with their environmental parameters, to define indicator forms, to identify diseases and resistant organisms, food interaction and solutions of emerging problems.
Course Content Basic microbiological terms and their use in the correct meaning, classification of microorganisms, isolation and identification methods of microorganisms, metabolic activities, interactions with bacterial and environmental parameters, cyanobacteria prophylaxis, Protozoa, Algae and Fungi, viruses, bacterial-viral diseases and resistance cause food-borne microbiological problems organisms and solutions.

Weekly Course Subjects

1Introduction to general microbiology terminology, history of microbiology, classification of microorganisms.
2Introduction to Bacteriology, Macroscopic Morphology, Microscopic Morphology.
3Metabolic activities in microorganisms.
4Bacterial genetics.
5Algae, classification, cyanobacteria are important in microbiological aspects.
6Viruses, viroids and prions are important in microbiological aspects.
7Classification of fungi is important in microbiological aspects.
8Midterm
9General Parasitology.
10Basic epidemiology.
11Basic immunology.
12Water, air and soil microbiology and food-related interactions.
13Microorganism identification methods.
14Serological and molecular biological tests applied to food.

Resources

1-BASIC FOOD MICROBIOLOGY - Fundamental Food Microbiology; Bibek Ray, Arun Bhunia