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Course, academic year 2026/2027
  
   
Cultivation Techniques - M319022
Title: Kultivační techniky
Guaranteed by: Department of Biotechnology (319)
Faculty: Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology
Actual: from 2026
Semester: winter
Points: winter s.:7
E-Credits: winter s.:7
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:1/7, MC [HT]
Capacity: unlimited / unlimited (unknown)
Min. number of students: unlimited
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Teaching methods: full-time
Level:  
Guarantor: Křížová Ivana Ing. Ph.D.
Class: Základní laboratoře
Interchangeability : N319040
Examination dates   Schedule   
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Annotation -
The course aims to develop a comprehensive understanding of the design and preparation of a biotechnological experiment, its execution, data analysis, and interpretation of the relationship between experimental conditions and the resulting data. Students will gain the skills necessary to independently carry out basic biotechnological techniques, conduct subsequent analyses, and competently design the entire process, including the final interpretation of findings
Last update: Branská Barbora (25.04.2025)
Course completion requirements -

Participation in practical lessons

Elaboration of reports from individual tasks

Presentation of the final project

Last update: Branská Barbora (25.04.2025)
Literature -

Obligatory:

Last update: Branská Barbora (25.04.2025)
Teaching methods -

Students work individually or in groups in the laboratory under the supervision of an expert instructor, carrying out assigned tasks. For specific assignments, they collect original data, which they then independently process and present in the form of reports. At the end of the course, students present their results.

Last update: Branská Barbora (25.04.2025)
Requirements to the exam -

Attendance at laboratory sessions is mandatory (each laboratory block begins with an entry quiz to assess students’ preparedness).

Successful course completion also requires submission of lab reports for the completed assignments and a personal presentation of the obtained results.

Last update: Branská Barbora (25.04.2025)
Syllabus -

Upstream processes: Preparation of cultivation media, selection and propagation of microbial cultures, inoculum preparation, and storage of production strains

Cultivation: Growth in liquid media and on solid substrates; determination of growth parameters

Strain modification, expression, isolation, and purification of recombinant proteins

Metabolite analysis: HPLC, UHPLC, and GC techniques

DNA and protein analysis: Isolation, PCR, and electrophoretic methods

Culture analysis: Microscopy and flow cytometry

Bioreactor processes: Design of cultivation strategies, bioreactor setup, and cultivation in bioreactors

Biofilm studies: Monitoring bacterial biofilm formation and evaluating the effects of active substances on adhesion and eradication

Biostimulant application: Preparation and use of biostimulant formulations; evaluation of plant response using 3D scanning and multispectral imaging

Independent project work

Project presentation

Last update: Branská Barbora (25.04.2025)
Learning outcomes -

Students will be able to perform experiments according to the provided protocol,

master basic biochemical laboratory techniques,

follow laboratory safety procedures,

prepare a lab report, analyze the collected data,

and interpret their findings in a final presentation.

Last update: Křížová Ivana (31.03.2026)
Entry requirements -

Bioengineering, Microbiology

Last update: Branská Barbora (25.04.2025)
Registration requirements -

Basic knowledge of bioengineering and microbiology is assumed.

Last update: Branská Barbora (14.05.2025)
Teaching methods
Activity Credits Hours
Konzultace s vyučujícími 0.7 20
Účast v laboratořích (na exkurzi nebo praxi) 2 56
Obhajoba individuálního projektu 0.2 6
Účast na přednáškách 0.5 14
Příprava na přednášky, semináře, laboratoře, exkurzi nebo praxi 1.3 36
Práce na individuálním projektu 1.3 36
Účast na seminářích 1 28
7 / 7 196 / 196
Coursework assessment
Form Significance
Defense of an individual project 20
Report from individual projects 80

 
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