Biotechnology of microorganisms : diversity, improvement, and application of microbes for food processing, healthcare, environmental safety, and agriculture
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Biotechnology of microorganisms : diversity, improvement, and application of microbes for food processing, healthcare, environmental safety, and agriculture
Apple Academic Press, 2021
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Originally published: 2020
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Description
Microbial biotechnology is an important contributor to global business, especially in agriculture, the environment, healthcare, and the medical, food, and chemical industries. This volume provides an exciting interdisciplinary journey through the rapidly changing backdrop of invention in microbial biotechnology, covering a range of topics, including microbial properties and characterization, cultivation and production strategies, and applications in healthcare, bioremediation, nanotechnology, and more.
Key features:
Explains the diverse aspects of and strategies for cultivation of microbial species
Describes biodiversity and biotechnology of microbes
Provides an understanding of microorganisms in bioremediation of pollutants
Explores various applications of microbes in agriculture, food, health, industry, and the environment
Considers production issues and applications of microbial secondary metabolites
Underscores the importance of integrating genomics of microorganisms in ecological restoration of contaminated environments
Table of Contents
1. Comparative Studies on CFU Determination by Pure and/or Mixed Culture Cultivation 2. Cultivation Strategies with Special Reference to Bioreactor Design and Operation for Industrial Production in Biotechnology 3. Diversity and Application of Acetic Acid Bacteria in Asia 4. Secondary Metabolites and Biological Activity of Actinomycetes 5. Serratiopeptidases: A Multifaceted Microbial Enzyme in Health Care 6. Production of Bacteriorhodopsin, an Industrially Important Membrane Protein of Halophilic Archaea: A Biotechnological Challenge 7. Properties and Biotechnological Applications of -Glucuronidases 8. Microbial Collagenases: An Overview of Their Production and Applications 9. Characterization, Production, and Application of Microbial Lipases for Food, Agriculture, Health, and Environment 10. Microorganisms as Potential Biosorbents of Heavy Metals 11. Bioremediation Processes and Molecular Tools for Detoxification of Heavy Metals and Rehabilitation of Contaminated Environments Using Microbial Genetic and Genomic Resources 12. Microbial Applications in Nanotechnology Industry
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