MB201302 Microbiology and hygiene

MK 102102 Principles of Chemistry or MK 101102 Introduction to Chemistry or equivalent and MK 201102 Food chemistry and nutrition.

To provide a good theoretical and practical knowledge about the biology of microorganisms and hygiene.
To develop the ability to understand the equality and the differences between different types of cells, microorganisms in ecosystems and environmental factors influencing microbial growth.
To provide a good theoretical and practical introduction in modern cleaning and hygiene in foodscience.
To develop the ability to understand the importance of microorganisms as cause of diseases and how they can be used to our benefit.
To provide knowledge about the use and how to choose cleaning agents and desinfectants.

* prokaryote and eukaryote microorganisms
* nature of virus
* growth, celldivision and generation time
* culture media, factors influencing microbial
growth and growth control
* foodscience, cleaning and desinfection
* food poisoning
* personal hygiene

Lectures, compulsory laboratory exercises (about 40 hours) with the writing of reports, and compulsory exercises with the writing of a case.

Compulsory laboratory exercises, reports and case must be approved.

Reports from laboratory exercises will be counting 20 %, case will be counting 20 % and a written examination will be counting 60 % of the results.