AFNS 580

Advanced Study of Microbial Food Safety

3 units

Winter 2016 · Microbial Food Safety

Topics

Introduction to foodborne pathogens Prevention of foodborne disease
Defense systems of the human body SEMINAR: MICROBIAL STANDARDS Detection of foodborne pathogens I
Detection of foodborne pathogens II SEMINAR: SELECTION OF DETECTION SYSTEMS Salmonella spp. and pathogenic Escherichia coli
Listeria SEMINAR: DISCUSSION OF CLASS REPORTS Foodborne intoxications: Staphylococcus, Bacillus
toxinogenic clostridia Clostridia con’t; Enterococcus and Cronobacter
Transfer of antibiotic resistance; bacterial cold adaptation SEMINAR: CURRENT TOPIC Parasites
Viral foodborne disease and BSE SEMINAR: MENU SELECTION Pulse Net
Mycotoxins Class reports (paper due date April 4)
Class reports (paper due date April 10) Class reports (paper due date April 11)
Class reports (paper due date April 17) REVIEW OF COURSE MATERIA
A thorough knowledge of foodborne pathogens

Winter 2013

Introduction to foodborne pathogens Prevention of foodborne disease (Assnt. handed out)
Microbial standards and zero tolerance (Debate topics assigned) Microbial standards and zero tolerance
Defense systems of the human body SEMINAR: MICROBIAL STANDARDS (SOURCING INFORMATION) Detection of foodborne pathogens I
Pathogenic Escherichia coli, acid stress resistance of enteric pathogens Campylobacter and Vibrio (Assnt. due in class)
Yersinia, Listeria, cold adaptation of Yersinia and Listeria Debates
Debates Debates
Debates Foodborne intoxications – Staphylococcus, Bacillus, mobile genetic elements
Clostridium botulinum, perfringens, and difficile Enterococcus
Pulsenet Parasites
Mycotoxins and biogenic amines Case studies
Apr Apr Apr
A thorough knowledge of foodborne pathogens
An understanding of how foodborne pathogens persist and survive in various foods and environments

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