Course Contents |
Probiotic bacteria and yeasts; general properties that probiotics should have; metabolites produced by probiotics; isolation, identification and preservation methods of probiotics; pharmaceutical products involving probiotics, probiotics used as starter culture in the production of foods, health benefits of probiotics, novel products developed by probiotics. |
Weekly Course Content |
Week |
Subject |
Learning Activities and Teaching Methods |
1 |
Definitions: Probiotic, prebiotic |
Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning |
2 |
Probiotic bacteria |
Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning |
3 |
Probiotic yeasts |
Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning |
4 |
Isolation and identification methods of probiotics |
Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning |
5 |
Preservation methods of probiotics |
Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning |
6 |
Metabolites produced by probiotic microorganisms |
Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning |
7 |
Report presentation-1 |
Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning |
8 |
mid-term exam |
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9 |
Health benefits of probiotics |
Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning |
10 |
Pharmaceutical products prepared by probiotic microorganisms |
Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning |
11 |
Probiotics used in food industry as starter culture |
Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning |
12 |
Probiotics in dairy products |
Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning |
13 |
Probiotics in meat products |
Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning |
14 |
Novel products developed by probiotics |
Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning |
15 |
Report presentation-2 |
Lecture, discussion or Distance Learning |
16 |
final exam |
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Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading |
1 |
Smith, A., Jones, C.L., 2012. Probiotics: Sources, Types and Health Benefits. Nova Science Publishers, Inc. New York. - Floch, M., Kim, A., 2010. Probiotics. SLACK Incorporated, USA |
2 |
Versalovic, J., Wilson, M., 2008. Therapeutic Microbiology : Probiotics and Related Strategies. ASM Press, USA |
3 |
Holzapfel, W.H., Wood, B.J.B., 2014. Lactic Acid Bacteria: Biodiversity and Taxonomy, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. Published. |
4 |
Noomhorm, A., Ahmad, I., Anal, A.K., 2014. Functional Foods and Dietary Supplements. Wiley-Blackwell, UK. |
Required Course instruments and materials |
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