Syllabus academic year 2010/2011
(Created 2010-07-25.)
PROBIOTICSKLGN01
Credits: 7,5. Grading scale: TH. Cycle: A (Second Cycle). Main field: Technology. Language of instruction: The course will be given in English. KLGN01 overlaps following cours/es: KLG070. Alternative for: MBIO1, MLIV1. Optional for: B4lm. Course coordinator: Professor Siv Ahrné, Siv.Ahrne@appliednutrition.lth.se and Professor Göran Molin, Goran.Molin@appliednutrition.lth.se, Applied Nutrition and Food Chemistry. Recommended prerequisits: KMB060 Microbiology. Assessment: Discussion in group followed by an individual exam in writing. Each laboratory lesson group has to make a written report and perform an oral presentation of the lesson. Home page: http://www.foodandnutrition.lth.se.

Aim
The aim of the course is to describe how bacteria, associated to man, interact with the host, how administration of specific probiotic bacteria could prevent and counteract disease and how probiotic food could be designed.

Knowledge and understanding
For a passing grade the student must

Be able to:

Skills and abilities
For a passing grade the student must

Be able to:

Judgement and approach
For a passing grade the student must

Be able to:

Contents
The following sections are dealt with in the course: Fundamental biological troubleshooting; bacterial systematics and methods to classify and identify bacteria; the composition and ecology of the bacterial flora of the gastro-intestinal tract; effects of probiotics in health and disease; immunological and genomical aspects of probiotics; probiotic mechanisms of action; probiotic interaction with dietary fibres and antioxidants; design of probiotic foods and supplements; food hygienic considerations and safety of probiotics.

Literature
Litteratur:
Molin, G Lectures in probiotics (PDF-files; kostnadsfri).
Wang, M Characterization of the intestinal microbiota by DNA-based methods. Lund University, Lund 2004. (PDF-file; kostnadsfri).
Tannock, G.W Probiotics and prebiotics: Where are we going? Caister Academic Press, Wymondham, UK, ISBN: 0-954464-1-1.