GRADUATE COURSESDepartment of Applied Microbiology & Food Science, College of Graduate Studies & Research
AP MC 801.3
Registration Info — 2003-2004 Regular Session»Laboratory in Fermentation Technology 1(1L-5P) Prerequisite(s): AP MC 212, 434, and 437 or equivalents; BIOCH 200 (or 203); laboratory experience in research and written permission of the Head of the Department.
Designed to familiarize limited numbers of students with fermentation research techniques used at the University of Saskatchewan. Commercially available microbes will be used to transform substrates to a variety of end products. Emphasizes operational aspects of laboratory scale fermenters, computer control and measurement of parameters using modern equipment, enzymes and chemical assays.
AP MC 803.3
Registration Info — 2003-2004 Regular Session»Genetics of Industrial Microorganisms 2(2L-1S) Prerequisite(s): AP MC 437, BIOCH 220 (or 203), and MICRO 386 or equivalents; or an undergraduate degree in microbiology or biochemistry. Previous course work in genetics is desirable.
Detailed study of the genetics of industrially important microorganisms and their relationship to the relevant practices. Seminar presentations review research literature related to the lecture topics.
Studies the biology and cultivation of anaerobic microorganisms and of their application to agricultural and industrial processes.
AP MC 807.3
Registration Info — 2003-2004 Regular Session»Microbial Biotechnology in Industry and Agriculture 2(3L-1S) Prerequisite(s): AP MC 212, 434 and 437, BIOCH 220 (or 203), MICRO 386 or equivalent; or permission of the instructor.
Principles of biotechnology as they apply to useful products and processes involved in industry and agriculture, including food production and processing.
A comprehensive review of the status and current problems in brewing microbiology, wild yeast and bacteria in brewing; use of selective and general media for their isolation and enumeration; yeast washing; brewery quality control; yeast propagation, storage, handling and fermentation; beer pasteurization.
AP MC 825.3
Registration Info — 2003-2004 Regular Session»Carcinogens and Mutagens 2(2L-1S) Prerequisite(s): A course in biochemistry [BIOCH 220 (or 203)], knowledge of general cell biology (ANAT 201), general microbiology (AP MC 212 or MICRO 214), and permission of the instructor.
Provides some understanding of carcinogens and mutagens, their mechanism of action at organismic, cellular and molecular levels, and of their testing and assessment. Short seminar discussions of current developments will be included.
Introduction to the diversity of microorganisms and the dynamics of microbial interactions. Microbial biogeochemistry of specific aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Selective microbial enrichment and isolation. In situ quantitation of microbial activity.
Designed to introduce modern experimental and computer modeling techniques for the study of microbial interactions. Laboratories will include the use of microbial enrichment cultures to isolate organisms of geochemical and industrial significance; in measurement of microbial proliferation and metabolic activity under in situ conditions; and in dynamics of microbial interactions and effects of environmental stress.
Microorganisms as biological insect pest control agents is a rapidly advancing area of applied microbiology and agriculture. Examines the microbiology and molecular biology of such pest control agents.
Applications of biotechnology to food microbiology. Emphasis on genetic engineering of starter cultures used to produce fermented foods, microbial processing of food wastes, and rapid methods for detection and enumeration of microorganisms.