Courses Catalogue

Food Microbiology

Course Code: MCB 309
Credit Unit: 3
Academic Programme: Bachelor of Science Degree in Microbiology
Faculty: Microbiology
Status: Core
Programme Type: Bachelor

Course Description

Microbial flora of foods, physical and chemical factors affecting microbial growth on Foods, microbial spoilage of foods, microorganisms involved in processing local foods e.g. garri, akamu etc, food poisoning, food contamination and food borne diseases, food preservation techniques, fermented foods, microbiological examination of foods, microbiological standards of foods, Microbiology of dairy industry.