Microbes and Microbiome in Nutrition

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Credits 4. 3 Lecture Hours. 3 Lab Hours. Contemporary approaches to nutrition-associated microbes and toxins with an emphasis on the alimentary (gastrointestinal) system including normal intestinal microbiota and dysbiosis; probiotic and prebiotic nutritional supplements; recombinant pharmabiotics; nutrient and microbiota modulation of gut-associated lymphoid tissue and mucosal immunity; foodborne pathogens; fermented products as functional foods, and food safety approaches. Prerequisites: NUTR 301 or concurrent enrollment; NUTR major; junior or senior classification or approval of instructor.