Duration
16h Th, 16h Pr
Number of credits
| Doctoral training in veterinary sciences | 3 crédits |
Lecturer
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the second semester
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
* Principles of microbiological analysis of foods: sampling plans, sampling, sample management, laboratory sampling, counting, detection, identification, typing.
* Alternative methods in food microbiology, including genetic methods.
* Applications for the microbiological analysis of food and interpretation of flora detected or counted.
* Approval of laboratories and recognized methods.
* Definitions, Development and use of microbiological criteria.
* Practical works consisting in the enumeration and detection of key microorganisms contaminating food by traditional culture, immunodiagnostic and genetic methods, control of water, air and surfaces.
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
* At the end of this teaching and practical exercises that are related, the student should be able to understand the techniques used in food microbiology laboratories and to choose the methods best suited to each situation.
* He will be able to choose the optimal flora to count or to detect according to objectives and to interpret the results in terms of microbiological criteria.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
Basic knowledge in microbiology
Planned learning activities and teaching methods
* Practical work in the laboratory to manipulate the main pathogenic microorganisms counted or detected in foods
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
16 hours of lectures and 16 hours of practical work
Recommended or required readings
Via eCampus
Assessment methods and criteria
Oral examination after short preparation
Work placement(s)
Organizational remarks
Contacts
· Pr. Georges Daube, professor
· Cristina Rodriguez, assistant· Mme Christine Bal, secretary
Université de Liège, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Département des sciences des denrées alimentaires, Bld de Colonster, 20. Sart-Tilman, B43bis, Liège, Belgique
tel : +32-4-366 40 15 (40 40)
fax : +32-4-366 40 44
Mails : Georges.Daube@ulg.ac.be
C.Rodriguez@ulg.ac.be;
dda@ulg.ac.be
Website : http://www.dda.ulg.ac.be/