B8390 Industrial microbiology

Faculty of Science
Spring 2001
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 2 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
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.
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
Course objectives
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
  • Sikyta B., Methods in industrial microbiology. John Wiley &Sons, 1983
  • 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
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 2000, Spring 2002.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2001, recent)
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