Microbial biotechnology : fundamentals of applied microbiology / Alexander N. Glazer, Hiroshi Nikaido.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York ; [Oxford] : W.H. Freeman, c1995.Description: xviii,662p. : ill(some col) ; 26cmISBN:- 9780716726081 :
- 0716726084
- 660.62 GLA
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Long Loan | TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending | 660.62 GLA (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 116188 |
Includes bibliographies and index.
Microbial biotechnology : scope, techniques, examples -- Microbial diversity -- Production of proteins in bacteria -- Production of proteins in yeast -- Recombinant and synthetic vaccines -- Microbial insecticides -- Microbial enzymes -- Microbial polysaccharides and polyesters -- Plant-microbe interactions -- Biomass -- Ethanol -- Amino acids -- Antibiotics -- Organic synthesis -- Environmental applications.
This text provides a general survey of the commercial and technological uses of micro-organisms (principally bacteria, yeasts, viruses and fungi), describing relevant scientific techniques and how they are scaled up into practical industrial processes.