Information Package / Course Catalogue
Industrial Microbiology and Stater Culture Usage in Food Industry
Course Code: VBH638
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Third Cycle (Doctorate Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 1
Prt.: 0
Credit: 1
Lab: 0
ECTS: 3
Objectives of the Course

Definition of starter cultures, usage, specifying mechanisms of action.

Course Content

Effects of microorganisms defined as starter culture, general characteristics, starter cultures used in meat and dairy industry and their properties

Name of Lecturer(s)
Lec. Sadık BÜYÜKYÖRÜK
Learning Outcomes
1.definition of starter cultures
2.Determination of mechanisms of starter cultures
3.Specifying starter cultures used in meat product
4.Specifying starter cultures used in fermented milk industry
5.Probiotics and definition of probiotics
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Kılıç S., Süt Mikrobiyolojisi, 2010.
2.Üçüncü M., Süt ve mamülleri teknolojisi, 2010
3.Anar Ş., Et ve et ürünleri teknolojisi, 2010.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Characteristics of starter cultures
Week 2 - Theoretical
Probiotics
Week 3 - Theoretical
Starter cultures used in meat products 1: Staphylococcus spp
Week 4 - Theoretical
Starter cultures used in meat products 2: Lactobacilli
Week 5 - Theoretical
Starter cultures used in meat products 3: Micrococcus spp
Week 6 - Theoretical
Starter cultures used in meat products 4: Kocuria spp
Week 7 - Theoretical
Starter cultures used in meat products 5: Pediococcus spp
Week 8 - Theoretical
Review (Midterm)
Week 9 - Theoretical
Starter cultures used in milk products 1: Lactococci
Week 10 - Theoretical
Starter cultures used in milk products 2: Lactobacilli
Week 11 - Theoretical
Starter cultures used in milk products 3: Streptococci
Week 12 - Theoretical
Starter cultures used in milk products 4: Leuconostoc spp
Week 13 - Theoretical
Starter cultures used in milk products 5: Bifidobacterium
Week 14 - Theoretical
Mold and yeast utilized as starter culture
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%40
Final Examination1%60
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory140114
Assignment60318
Midterm Examination116117
Final Examination125126
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)75
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
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OÇ-1
5
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5
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5
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5
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5
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3
Adnan Menderes University - Information Package / Course Catalogue
2026