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Food Microbiology for Safe and Sustainable Food Systems

Prof. Prem Prakash Srivastav · IIT Kharagpur

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Lectures

Week 0

  1. Lecture 01 : Introduction Video
  2. Lecture 02 : Development in Food Microbiology and Current Status Video
  3. Lecture 03 : Classification of Microorganisms Video
  4. Lecture 04 : Classification of Microorganisms (Eukaryotic cell, algae, fingi and molds) Video
  5. Lecture 05 : Classification of Microorganisms (Molds, Yeasts, Protozoa and Viruses) Video

week-02

  1. Lecture 06 : Sources of Microorganisms Video
  2. Lecture 07 : Biochemistry of some beneficial traits Video
  3. Lecture 08 : Food Fermentation Video
  4. Lecture 09 : Starter culture Video
  5. Lecture 10 : Interstinal benefiical bacteria (Probiotics) Video

week-03

  1. Lecture 11 : Contamination of foods (Chemical Contaminations) Video
  2. Lecture 12 : Contamination of foods (Biological Contaminations) Video
  3. Lecture 13 : Contamination of foods (Physical and crosscontamination Contaminations) Video
  4. Lecture 14 : Various stages of contamination of foods Video
  5. Lecture 15 : Minimization of food contamiantion Video

week-04

  1. Lecture 16 : Microbial growth characteristics Video
  2. Lecture 17 : Nature of microbial growth in food Video
  3. Lecture 18 : Factors affecting microbial growth (intrinsic factors) Video
  4. Lecture 19 : Factors affecting microbial growth (extrinsic factors) Video
  5. Lecture 20 : Measurement of microbial growth Video

week-05

  1. Lecture 21 : Overview Video
  2. Lecture 22 : Spoilage of fruits and vegetables Video
  3. Lecture 23 : Spoilage of meat, poultry, egg and sea foods Video
  4. Lecture 24 : Spoilage of dairy and dairy based product Video
  5. Lecture 25 : Spoilage of cereal product, beverages and canned based Product Video

week-06

  1. Lecture 26 : Foodborne Illnesses Video
  2. Lecture 27 : Foodborne Intoxication Video
  3. Lecture 28 : Foodborne Infection Video
  4. Lecture 29 : Foodborne Toxicoinfections Video
  5. Lecture 30 : Food-borne diseases and food safety in India Video

week-07

  1. Lecture 31 : Thermal Processing of Food (Blanching, Pasteurization and Appertization) Video
  2. Lecture 32 : Thermal Processing of Food (Sterilization) Video
  3. Lecture 33 : Thermal Processing of Food (Thermal Death Rate Kinetics ) Video
  4. Lecture 34 : Irradiation Video
  5. Lecture 35 : Chemical methods Video

week-08

  1. Lecture 36 : Food Sanitation and Safety Video
  2. Lecture 37 : Food Sanitation and Safety (Cont..) Video
  3. Lecture 38 : Microbiological Considerations in Food Packaging Video
  4. Lecture 39 : Microbiological Considerations in Food Packaging (Cont..) Video
  5. Lecture 40 : Food Laws and Standards Video

Live Session

  1. Live Session 06-03-2025 Video
  2. Live Session 07-04-2025 Video

Syllabus and materials

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Credits and licence

Institution
IIT Kharagpur
Department
Agriculture
Teacher
Prof. Prem Prakash Srivastav
Level
Undergraduate
Language
English
Subjects
Biology
Source
NPTEL
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