About the Book

Industrial Microbiology

Areas of industrial microbiology include quality assurance for the food, pharmaceutical, and chemical industries. Industrial microbiologists may also be responsible for air and plant contamination, health of animals used in testing products, and discovery of new organisms and pathways. Both of these are early examples of biotechnology — the use of microbes for economic or industrial purposes. This field advanced considerably with the many developments in microbiology, such as the invention of microscope. Once scientists learned about the genetics of microbes, and how their cells produce proteins, microbes could also be altered to function in many new, and useful, ways. This sparked the application of biotechnology to many industries, such as agriculture, energy and medicine. The book analyses how microbiological progress have made an impact in industrial processes and the developments currently it also looks into the future of the field. CONTENTS : (1)Industrial Microorganisms (2)Fermentation Process and Technology (3)Systems Analysis of Metabolism (4)Antibiotics Microorganisms (5)Enzymes in Industry (6)Proteases in Food Processing (7)Bacterial Fermentations (8)Gram Positive Cocci and Bacilli (9)Classification of Microbes.