Information Package / Course Catalogue
Food Mycology
Course Code: VBH641
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 2
Prt.: 0
Credit: 2
Lab: 0
ECTS: 4
Objectives of the Course

Fungi and living crops, the fungal spore in food mycology, fungi and mytoxins, fungi as hyperproducts, fungal spoilage: ecology, growth and detection.

Course Content

Foodborne fungal agents and their importance. Yeast and moulds in foods. Toxonamy of yeast and moulds. Diagnostic methods used in fungal agents. Spoilage caused by fungus. Mycotoxins in food. Fungal applications in food industry. Genetical approaches on foodborne fungal agents.

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