Okafor, Nduka

Modern Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology - 2nd ed. - New York: CRC Press, 2018. - 463p.


Introduction. Introduction of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology. Biological basis of productivity in industrial microbiology and biotechnology. Microorganisms in Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology. Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics in Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology. Nutrient Media for Cultivation of Industrial Microorganisms and Production of Microbial Products. Biosynthetic Pathways for Metabolic Products of Microorganisms. Processes for Overproduction of Microbial Metabolites for Industrial Applications. Selection and Improvement of Industrial Organisms for Biotechnological Applications. Methods of Preservation of the Gene Pool in Industrial Organisms and Culture Collections. Basic operations in industrial fermentation. Fermentors and Operation of Fermentation Equipment. Downstream Processing: Extraction of Fermentation Products. Significance and Processes of Sterility in Industrial Microbiology. Production of metabolites as bulk chemicals or as inputs in other processes. Biocatalysts, Immobilized Enzymes and Immobilized Cells.

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Biotechnology
Industrial microbiology
Microbiology Textbooks
Chemical engineering Textbooks

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