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Food Microbiology

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Explore the comprehensive field of food microbiology in this extensive course covering everything from the history and development of the discipline to modern preservation techniques. Learn about microorganisms in food, foodborne diseases, and various preservation methods. Dive into topics such as food spoilage, fermentation processes, and the cultivation of microorganisms. Examine food safety regulations, probiotics, and prebiotics. Study the microbial spoilage of various food products, including fish, meat, poultry, and eggs. Investigate natural antimicrobials, single-cell proteins, and mycotoxins. Gain practical knowledge about quantitative and qualitative methods for microbial detection and enumeration in food samples. Discover the latest trends in food microbiology and their applications in the food industry.

Syllabus

Food as substrate for microbes.
History & Development and scope of food microbiology.
Microorganisms in food.
Food Born Diseases.
Principles and Traditional methods and Food Protection and Preservation.
Modern Technologies in food preservation (Part-2).
Cultivation of Microorganisms (Part-2).
Introduction to food spoilage microorganisms.
Control of Mircoorganisms in Food (Part-1).
Cultivation of Microorganisms (Part-1).
Introduction to food microbiology.
Characteristics of mircroorganisms in food.
Microbial Growth in food.
Food Fermentation.
Fermentors, Design, types & media for fermentators.
Basic Principle of Food Preservation.
Food poisoning.
Food borne Diseases.
Edible mushroom & preservation.
Food Spoilage by Micro-organisms.
Poisonous plants & Fruits.
Poisonous Seeds.
Beer.
Wine.
Vinegar.
Traditional Fermented Foods.
Downstream processing of fermented Foods/Products.
Audiophiles milk.
Food Laws and Regulations.
Probiotics & Prebiotics.
Mycotoxins in poultry.
Microbial Spoilage of Fish,Meat,Poultry and Egg.
Current productionof eggs, meat, fish and poultry.
Single Cell Protein.
Fermented Diary Products.
Yeast Fermentation and its Products.
Trends in food Mircobiology.
Food Microbiology Introduction.
Food Microbiology Introduction.
Classifications of Microbes.
Factors affecting microbial growth in food.
Factors affecting microbial growth in food II.
Extrinsic Parameters.
Natural Antimicrobials.
Natural Antimicrobials II.
Food Spoilage.
Food Spoilage II.
Microbial Spoilage of Food.
Microbial Spoilage of Food.
Methods of the Microbiological examination and Microbial quality of Foods.
Quantitaive Methods for Microbial Enumeration.
Indirect and Qualitative Estimation of Microbial content.
Direction of Microbes in Food Samples.
Methods for Microbial detection.

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Ch-10 Applied Sc, Allied Physical and Chemical sc

Reviews

4.5 rating, based on 12 Class Central reviews

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  • Muhammad Sheik Ashfaq
    I feel encouraged to participate in class and respond to others. I get clear responses to what I say in class; I find out how to improve. The assignments are clear to me; I know what the task is. The instructor effectively directs and stimulates discussion
    Thank you
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    Saad Al Hafiz
    Amazing course that helped me land a job as a Food Microbiologist in a top quality control company! Lectures were easy to understand, and all the information that are relevant to current issues and strategies were covered with accurate depth and conciseness.
  • Ali Naveed Alam
    This was a very informative course. Got a lot of interesting information from this course. Method of instruction was good.
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    Ali Abbas
    This was a great course. The information shared was up-to-date and got a lot of things to learn. Enjoyed it at all!
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    Shivani Rai
    It was good course of food microbiology .I have learnt various types of food microbiology what is microbiology in dept and many more ...thank you for a free course of food microbiology which will help my career course..but if u all have attached to gain certificate based on quizzes it will be more better for the students..
  • Hrisabh Kumar Singh
    This course is best for understanding about food microbiology it's overall give you knowledge about how microbiology is involved in food field like we are able to know about how fermentation occur and how yeast is involved in it
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    Sameema Sudaisa
    Amazing course on Food microbiology. Great learning experience! Had fun learning the different aspects and fundamentals of food microbiology.
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    Ljuljeta Krueziju
    Jako lepo! Odusevljena sam predavanjima,ja sam kao prehrambeni tehnicar vec u skoli oresla kroz ove pojmove,ali sada ih jos bolje znam.
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    Nur Aqilah Ismail
    Very interesting! Helped me learning and getting new knowledges for Microbes a lot easier. Really really helpful.
  • Bhavana S
    It was very informative course. I am from botany background, this course helped me to learn in detail about the food microbiology which help me to work in the industry
  • PATEL BHUMI BHUPENDRAKUMAR
    It was very informative course. I am from botany background, this course helped me to learn in detail about the food microbiology which help me to work in the industry
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    Muthu Srithar
    Very important course in food microbiology.all videos is nice.clear explain,woundarful teaching.thank you for course.

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