Working group: Dairy and Microbiology
Pedagogical activity:
- Courses taught for MSc degree: Microbiology of Milk, Fat and Cosmetics (since 1986) ,
- Laboratory course for MSc degree Microbiology of Milk, Fat and Cosmetics (1984-1998),
- Courses for Bsc Degree: Dairy Technology (since 2001)
- Supervising MSc diploma projects: 70 students
- Supervising PhD projects: 10 students (6 succesfully finished)
Scientific activity:
- Antibacterial and antifungal activity of lactic acid bacteria (LAB)
- Stability of probiotics in different food system,
- Microbial ecology of food products
- Phenotyping and genotyping of wild LAB strains with respect to their activities important for cheese production (autolysis, resistance against different factors….)
- Antimicrobial activity of esters of fatty acids with polyols.
- Microbiological risks in dairy production- detection and kontrol- grant 2B06048 MŠMT
- Listeria monocytogenes – approach to evaluation of safety and quality of dairy products – grant 2B08050 MŠMT
- Functional milk and cereal based foods with probiotics and evaluation of its quality-grant 101B090 NAZV
Education:
- 1977 graduated from Institute of Chemical Technology (ICT), Prague (specialization in dairy chemistry and technology)
- 1983 PhD in Chemistry and Technology of Food at the ICT, Prague (Characterization of bacteria used for production of fermented milks)
Employment experiences:
- At the ICT, Prague since 1977
- 1977-1984 Research Assistant at the Dept. of Dairy and Fat Technology, ICT, Prague
- 1984-1998 Assistant Professor at the Dept. of Dairy and Fat Technology, ICT, Prague
- 1998-present Associate Professor at the Dept. of Dairy and Fat Technology, ICT, Prague
- 1983-1989 repeated short visits at Humboldt University Berlin, Germany and University in Plovdiv, Bulgaria
- 1996 – short visit IFR Norwich, UK
- 1998 – short visit University of Alberta, Canada
- 2002 – short visit University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Other activities:
- Member of Scientific Board of Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology, ICT Prague
- Member of Scientific Board od Czech Dairy Research Institute, Prague
- Member of Czech National IDF Committee
- Member of IDF Standing Committee on Dairy Science and Technology
- Member of body of editors of Mlékařské listy -Zpravodaj
- Member of body of editors of International Dairy Journal
- Liason officer for Cooperation of ITC Prague and University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
Selected scientific papers since 2015:
- Sedláčková P., Horáčková Š., Tiange Shi, Kosová M., Plocková M.: Two different methods for screening of bile salt hydrolase activity in Lactobacillus strains. Czech J. Food Sci. 33,13-18 (2015).
- Horáčková Š., Mühlhansová A., Sluková M., Schulzová V., Plocková M.: Fermentation of Soymilk by Yoghurt and Bifidobacteria Strains. Czech J.Food Sci 33, 313-319 (2015).
- Mühlhansová A., Zhexenbay N., Kozybayev A., Horáčková Š., Solichová K., Plocková M.: Quantification of Lactobacillus helveticus in a mixture of lactic acid bacteria using qPCR in cheese. Acta Alimentaria, Vol. 45 (4), pp. 493–499 (2016).
- Horáčková Š., Mühlhansová A., Plocková M.: Interakce žlučových kyselin a probiotických mikroorganismů. Chemické listy 111, 246-250 (2017).
- Horáčková Š., Plocková M., Demnerová K.: Importance of microbial defence systems to bile salts and mechanisms of serum cholesterol reduction. Biotechnology Advances 36 (3), 682-690 (2018).
- Horáčková Š., Nováková T., Sluková M., Bialasová K., Kumherová M., Plocková M.: Antifungal Activity of Selected Lactobacilli Intended for Sourdough Production. Applied Food Biotechnology 5(4), 213-220 (2018).
- Veselá K., Kumherová M., Klojdová I., Solichová K., Horáčková Š., Plocková M.: Selective culture medium for enumeration of Lactobacillus plantarum in the presence of Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus. LWT-Food Science and Technology 114, 108365 (2019).
- Horáčková Š., Veselá K., Klojdová I., Berčíková M., Plocková M.: Bile salt hydrolase activity, growth characteristics and surface properties in Lactobacillus acidophilus. Eur. Food Res. Technol. 246, 1627-1636 (2020).