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E-CONTENT OF PG & RESEARCH DEPARTMENT OF MICROBIOLOGY

Subject Code: 18P4AMBE08 Subject Name: Entrepreneurship in Microbiology
UNIT – I : Entrepreneurship: evolution concepts of entrepreneur – entrepreneurship: Definitions-Meaning- characteristics- types of entrepreneurs- qualities- functions of an entrepreneur. Development – need – role of source, talent and spirit – Process of entrepreneurship to socio-economic gains. Starting a business: Forms of ownership - Product selection - licensing procedures.
• https://youtu.be/hnBla1FfcLo
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxxUCBAQNHY
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xcsp0486olY
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lr4yb4OTvts
UNIT – II : Project analysis: Idea generation – sources of idea generation – Trade fairs and Exhibitions-Project identification and selection – classification – project formulation – project appraisal - feasibility analysis- market, production, technical and social.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSWGG4wtOsE
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kixaIURlfJ8
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPtEGKnagao
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3JudZSi35o
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOn-erkINAo
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WI6_snOjlm0
UNIT – III : Institutions and schemes of Government of India. Schemes and Programmes, Department of Science and Technology schemes, nationalized banks- other financial institutions - support for entrepreneurs: APEDA, DIC, TIIC, SISI, NABARD and commercial banks. Entrepreneurial development programmes.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGAkIQlnkZg
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4F0n0B3ZhR8
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5kFASNYH3M
• https://dst.gov.in/video-nbirt-vision-tomorrow
• https://www.indiascience.in/videos/wos-a-scheme-by-dst-beneficiaries-e
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQFc7scQ2y8
UNIT – IV : Skills for entrepreneur – communication skills, problem solving skills; Business plan development; Market need – Market research, SWOT analysis,identifying competitors. Financial plan – Financial support for business, business insurance, Marketing – mix-product, distribution, price, promotion and market goal setting.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uXhbZNmYUA
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ALub7aL5RD0
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZEa9RXRAzI
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBKWqdAS7nA
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-hzHIXcLxo
UNIT – V : Composting of domestic, agricultural and industrial wastes. Vermicomposting, Spirulina and mushroom cultivation (brief account only).Production of teaching kits (plasmid DNA isolation, electrophoresis) and diagnostic kits (Widal test kit and ABO blood grouping kit).Designing and execution of clinical laboratory, quality control lab and research laboratory.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lDn6jP7EiGA
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YLPB52zVX8
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GiR90xoe0U
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z0Cmy9WppQ
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqUPHbvPnqg
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y0ux7mYJXcs
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m1z7RxrjHOc
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZbAfQ58eCw
SUBJECT   CODE: 18P4AMBE07 SUBJECT   NAME: MICROBIAL FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY AND NANOTECHNOLOGY
UNIT – I : Definition and history. Types of MFC- mediator microbial fuel cell, free microbial fuel cell, microbial electrolysis cell, soil based microbial fuel cell-designing of microbial fuel cell-materials usedfor construction of MFC.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bECIaInLmRw
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAbrNJ3WwuU
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0W4GMvI-MQ
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_jFoA5aUoE
UNIT – II : Biochemical and electrochemical perspectives of the anode of a microbial fuel cell- Catabolic pathways involved in energy production from microbes and electron transfer mechanisms. Factors that affect performance of microbial fuel cells and potential remedies. Applications- power generation, biosensor and water treatment. (Glucose Sensor, Lactose Sensor, Methane Sensor, Formic acid Sensor, Ammonia Sensor, Nitrite Sensor, Sulphur Sensor).
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yh3qJSyWyMY
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZotwUJAb8R4
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXQTEFVDVS4
UNIT – III : History and scope of nanotechnology. Techniques used in nanotechnology: Bottom-up techniques - top down approaches. Methods of nanoparticle synthesis- Physical methods (ball millingand laser ablation)- chemical methods (sol-gel methods and microwave synthesis) – Biological methods (bacteria, fungi and plants).
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPAZknwOBz4
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJy5_p_LAhQ
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z51R49OOqAA
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0md5JdAbj4U

UNIT – IV : UV Spectrophotometer, XRD, FTIR, EDAX, SEM, TEM and DLS. Antimicrobial activity of nanoparticles-mechanism of activity. Nanodrug delivery - liposomes, dentrimers, polymeric micelles, nanocapsules, nanotubes- advantages of nanodrug delivery.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YflxVwm6cE
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfQ4VNpWN4M
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8BNoavI_bQ
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tbUx-RaZS7M
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBsiH9_R4hQ
UNIT – V : Nanotechnology in agriculture. Nanotechnology in food industry. Nanotechnology in textiles. Environmental risks of nanoparticles. Ethical considerations in the advance of nanotechnology. IPR in nanotechnology.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdDBvC7kop8
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0Nwfoevn1M
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_84TMEmwoI
SUBJECT   CODE: 18U6MBC10 SUBJECT NAME: FOOD AND DAIRY MICROBIOLOGY
UNIT – I : Foods as a substrate for microorganisms – Importance of microorganisms in food - Bacteria, Mold and Yeasts. Sources of food contamination. Factors affecting the Growth - Intrinsic factors - (pH, moisture, oxidation - reduction potential, and nutrient content), extrinsic factors - (temperature, relative humidity, gases and microbial activities) and inhibitory substances.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Stx50CQjt6A
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=md_NJDDmfAs
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eksagPy5tmQ
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HOk8A-j4Es
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_8s2FsT9VYY
UNIT – II : Microbial spoilage of various foods - General Principles underlying food spoilage and contamination - Spoilage and preservation of vegetables and fruits, meat and eggs, dairy products and sea foods.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Absrge44uJg
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfiaKor6bx8
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkoOm4Lxmjk
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWGRTSbvef0
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNvIdbH0IaI
UNIT – III : Principles and methods of food preservation – Physical and chemical methods - Physical methods – Asepsis, temperature (low, high, canning, drying), irradiation, hydrostatic pressure, high voltage pulse, microwave processing and aseptic packaging – tetra packing. Chemical methods - salt, sugar, organic acids, SO2, nitrite and nitrates, ethylene oxide, antibiotics and bacteriocins
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sE6ABn7qbmY
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMJYn3hgv3o\
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXYXZwEokEE
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Yc2zxbHAMs
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tf-U6pWerG8
UNIT – VI : Fermented food products - Dairy starter cultures, fermented dairy products- yogurt, acidophilus milk, kumiss, kefir, dahi and cheese. Other fermented foods- dosa, sauerkraut, soy sauce and tampeh. Probiotics - Health benefits, types of microorganisms used, probiotic foods available in market, GRAS (General Regard as Safe).
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tZKonCiEqoU
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eajOGD9vdkk
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GvYkBhnOkyY
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vkeHALunHWI
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0z47wLZ4-O4
UNIT – V : Food borne diseases and Food sanitation: Food intoxications and food borne diseases. Rapid detection methods of food borne pathogens. Food sanitation and control.
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPok5HurdoU
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QQvhFPZedM
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9vPNjlqHBc