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        Lecturer(s)
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                    Růžička Jan, doc. RNDr. Ph.D.
                
 
            
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                    Buňková Leona, prof. RNDr. Ph.D.
                
 
            
         
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        Course content
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        - The role of microorganisms in food production. Sources of microorganisms in food. - Undesirable microorganisms in food - pathogenic microorganisms and microorganisms that cause food deterioration. - The metabolism of microorganisms in food - alcohol, lactic, propionic and acetic fermentation, metabolism of nitrogenous substances and lipids. Microbial metabolites devaluing food. - Extrinsic and intrinsic factors affecting growth and survival of microorganisms in food. - Additives and their interaction with microorganisms in food. - Inhibitory substances produced by microorganisms important in food industry (bacteriocins, organic acids, etc.) - their applying in food industry. New methods of food preservation. - Microbiology of non-fermented food. - Utilization of microorganisms in fermented food and beverage production. - Lactic acid bacteria - classification, physiology, genetics, importance and utilization in the production of fermented foods of plant and animal origin. - Metabolism of lactic acid bacteria - the utilization of carbohydrates, the conversion of pyruvate, malic-lactic fermentation, acceptors of oxygen and electrons, metabolism of nitrogenous substances and proteolytic system. Effect on sensory properties of foods. - Functional foods in relation to microorganisms. Probiotics, prebiotics and synbiotics. - Direct and indirect detection of microorganisms and their metabolites in food. Cultivation and non-cultivation methods. The use of new detection techniques (molecular biology and immunology, ATP detection, etc.). - Microorganisms that cause alimentary infections and intoxications. Types of toxins and their mechanism of action. - The use of genetically modified microorganisms in food production. Health risks. Detection of genetically modified microorganisms in food. 
         
         
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        Learning activities and teaching methods
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        Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book)
        
            
                    
                
                    
                    - Preparation for examination
                        - 50 hours per semester
                    
 
                
             
        
        
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| Knowledge | 
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| describe the microbiota of major food commodities | 
| describe the microbiota of major food commodities | 
| describe and explain the effect of environmental factors on the activity of microorganisms in food | 
| describe and explain the effect of environmental factors on the activity of microorganisms in food | 
| describe and explain the metabolism of technologically desirable and undesirable microorganisms in food | 
| describe and explain the metabolism of technologically desirable and undesirable microorganisms in food | 
| describe the principles of basic selective-diagnostic and chromogenic soils in food microbiology | 
| describe the principles of basic selective-diagnostic and chromogenic soils in food microbiology | 
| explain the principle of immunochemical tests used in food microbiology | 
| explain the principle of immunochemical tests used in food microbiology | 
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| implement the use of standards (ISO, ISO EN, CSN) for the determination of selected indicator microorganisms in food | 
| implement the use of standards (ISO, ISO EN, CSN) for the determination of selected indicator microorganisms in food | 
| microbiologically evaluate food and raw materials for food production | 
| microbiologically evaluate food and raw materials for food production | 
| identify microorganisms present in food using rapid screening tests, biochemical and immunochemical tests and molecular biological methods | 
| identify microorganisms present in food using rapid screening tests, biochemical and immunochemical tests and molecular biological methods | 
| highlight the main microbiological risks to food safety | 
| highlight the main microbiological risks to food safety | 
| analyze the possibilities of biofilm formation in food processing plants and methods of elimination | 
| analyze the possibilities of biofilm formation in food processing plants and methods of elimination | 
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| Individual work of students | 
| Individual work of students | 
| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) | 
| Methods for working with texts (Textbook, book) | 
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| Individual work of students | 
| Individual work of students | 
| Practice exercises | 
| Practice exercises | 
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| Analysis of another type of paper written by the student (Casuistry, diary, plan ...) | 
| Analysis of another type of paper written by the student (Casuistry, diary, plan ...) | 
| Oral examination | 
| Oral examination | 
    
    
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        Recommended literature
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                    Adams M.R., Moss M.O. Food Microbiology. 2008. 
                
 
            
                
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                    Blackburn C. de W., McClure P.J. Foodborne Pathogens. Hazards, Risk, Analysis and Control. 2002. 
                
 
            
                
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                    Davidson P.M., Sofos J.N., Branen A.L. Antimicrobials in food. 2005. 
                
 
            
                
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                    de Blackburn C.V. Food Spoilage Microorganisms. 2006. 
                
 
            
                
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                    FarnWorth E.R. Handbook of fermentated functional foods. 2008. 
                
 
            
                
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                    Görner F., Valík Ľ. Aplikovaná mikrobiológia poživatin. 2004. 
                
 
            
                
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                    HARRIGAN W.F. Laboratory Methods in Food Microbiology. Academic Press Ltd., London, 1998. 
                
 
            
                
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                    Heller K.J. Genetically engineered food. Methods and detection and genomics. 2006. 
                
 
            
                
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                    ICMSF. Microorganisms in Foods 6: Microbial Ecology of Food Commodities. 
                
 
            
                
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                    Jay J.M. Modern Food Microbiology. 2000. 
                
 
            
                
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                    Levin R.E. Rapid detection and characterization of foodborne pathogens by molecular techniques. 2010. 
                
 
            
                
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                    Lund B.M. et al. The Microbiological Safety and Qvality of Food. 2000. 
                
 
            
                
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                    Robinson R.K. Dairy microbiology handbook. The microbiology of milk and milk products. 2002. 
                
 
            
                
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                    Salminen S., von Wright A., Ouwehand A. Lactic Acid Bacteria. Microbiology and Functional Aspects. 2004. 
                
 
            
                
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                    ŠILHÁNKOVÁ L. Mikrobiologie pro potravináře a biotechnology. Academia, Praha, 2004. 
                
 
            
                
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                    Yousef A.E., Carlstrom C. Food Microbiology: A Laboratory Manual. 2003. 
                
 
            
         
         
         
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