Industrial microbiology

Course unit title

Scientific direction

Scientific code

Faculty

Department (s)

Industrial microbiology

Biology N 010

Life Sciences Center

Institute of Biosciences

Total number of credits

Mode of studies

Number of credits

Mode of studies

Number of credits

Lectures

0

Consultations

2

Self-studies

6

Seminars

0

Aims of course

• to acquaint students with possible applications of microorganisms or their produced enzymes in different industrial areas;
• to reveal the importance of microorganisms for biotechnology, nanotechnology, biogeotechnology as the most promising sectors of economic growth;
• to understand and solve the main problems arising in the development of microbiology and biotechnology in industrial processes.

Main topics

1. The concept of industrial microbiology and biotechnology;
2. the diversity of microbial fermentation products and services;
3. strategies to improve industrial microorganism strains;
4. control strategies of industrial microorganism growth and optimization of target product yield;
5. synthesis and application of bacteriocins and archeocins;
6. industrial production of organic and amino acids using microorganisms;
7. microorganisms in agroindustry;
8. microorganisms in  synthesis and biodegradation of polymers;
9. industrial application of microbial enzymes and protein engineering strategies to obtain biocatalysts with improved properties;
10. application of microorganisms in nanotechnology sector;
11. application of microorganisms in biogeotechnology;
12. microorganisms in food industry;
13. microorganisms and biofuels production;
14. microorganisms in industrial production of pharmaceuticals.

Main literature

• Wilson DB (Ed), Sahm H (Ed), Stahmann KP (Ed), Koffas M (Ed) (2020) Industrial Microbiology, Wiley-VCH
• Okafor N, Okeke BC (2017) Modern Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, CRC Press
• Wittmann C, Liao JC (2017) Industrial Biotechnology: Microorganisms, Wiley-VCH
• Poluri KM, Gulati K (2017) Protein Engineering Techniques: Gateways to Synthetic Protein Universe
• The publications in high values journals of the last five years.

Assessment strategy

Assessment criteria

Oral presentation

For the assessment student prepares oral presentation (40-50 min) of a topic related to industrial microbiology. The most recent research of the field, problems and strategies to address the raised issues should be analysed in the presentation. The report must be based on publications from the last 5 years.

Assessment

10 (perfect) – the presentation is detailed; the speaker is able to discuss and analyze the topic.

9 (very good) – the presentation is detailed; the speaker is partially able to discuss and analyze the topic.

8 (good) – the presentation has minor errors; the speaker is partially able to discuss and analyse the topic.

7 (middling) – the presentation has some fundamental errors; the speaker is partially able to discuss and analyse the topic.

6 (satisfactory) – the presentation has many errors; the speaker is partially able to discuss and analyse the topic.

5 (week) – the presentation has many errors; the ability of the speaker discusses and analyze the topic is weak.

0-4 (unsatisfactory)

Renata Gudiukaitė

Approved by the Council of Doctoral School of Life Sciences Center No (4.10)600000-KT-… on the 14th of October 2021

Chairman dr. Daiva Baltriukienė