Food Microbiology

Food Microbiology

1 Introduction to Food Microbiology

  1. The Science of Microbiology
  2. Food Microbiology – its Origins and Scope
  3. Importance of Micro-organisms in Foods
  4. Classification and Nomenclature of Micro-organisms
  5. Micro-organisms in Food
  6. Important Micro-organisms in Food
  7. Normal Microflora of some Common Foods

2 Food Contamination and Spoilage

  1. Food Contamination
  2. Food Spoilage
  3. Role of Micro-organisms
  4. Factors Affecting Spoilage
  5. Deteriorative Effect of Micro-organisms
  6. Different Types of Spoilage
  7. Common Methods of Food Preservation

3 Food Borne Diseases

  1. What is a Disease?
  2. How Do Micro-organisms Cause Disease?
  3. Food-borne Diseases and the Agents
  4. Diseases by Bacteria
  5. Diseases by Molds
  6. Diseases by Viruses
  7. Diseases by Parasites
  8. Diseases by Natural Toxins
  9. Diseases by Prions
  10. Types of Food-borne Diseases
  11. Common Food-borne Pathogens and their Symptoms
  12. Factors Responsible for Food-borne Diseases
  13. Emerging Food-borne Pathogens

4 Beneficial Roles of Micro-Organisms

  1. Fermentation
  2. Fermented Foods and their Importance
  3. Food Fermentation-Science and Technology
  4. Types of Food Fermentations
  5. Common Examples of Food Fermentation
  6. Fermented Foods as Functional Foods

5 General Techniques of Food Micro-organisms

  1. Microbiological Media
  2. Enumeration Procedures
  3. Pure Culture Method
  4. Microscopic Examination of the Bacterial Culture
  5. Direct Microscopic Count (DMC)
  6. Standard Plate Count (SPC)

6 Screening and Enumeration of Spoilage Micro-organisms in food

  1. Detection and Enumeration of Spoilage Micro-organisms
  2. Psychrotrophic Count
  3. Thermoduric Count
  4. Lipolytic Count
  5. Proteolytic Count
  6. Pectinolytic Count
  7. Halophilic Count
  8. Osmophilic Count
  9. Acidophilic Count

7 Detection of Pathogens in Food

  1. Detection of Bacterial Pathogens
  2. Bacillus Cereus
  3. Campylobacter
  4. Escherichia Coli and Coliforms
  5. Listeria Monocytogenes
  6. Salmonella Species
  7. Staphylococcus Aureus
  8. Clostridium Perfringens
  9. Detection of Viral Pathogens

8 Rapid Detection Technique for Food Micro-organisms

  1. Need for Rapid Detection Techniques
  2. Biochemical Kits
  3. Immunological Methods
  4. Genetic Methods
  5. Flow Cytometry
  6. Impedance
  7. Biosensors