Microbial Biotechnology

Description based on print version record. Cover Page......Page 1 Title Page......Page 4 ISBN 9789380179247......Page 5 Preface......Page 6 Contents......Page 8 1 Introduction to Microbial Biotechnology......Page 10 2 Genetic Engineering of Microorganisms......Page 24 3 Microbial Genomics and Protemics......Page 48 4 Integrated Microbial Genomes System......Page 76 5 Fermentation Technology......Page 90 6 Microbial Biodegradation......Page 132 7 Bioreactor Technology......Page 142 8 Biofilm Technology......Page 168 9 Biotechnological Applications of Microbial Metabolism......Page 190 10 Microbial Leaching Mechanisms......Page 218 11 Microbial Technology for Water Treatment......Page 230 12 Environmental Applications of Microbial Biotechnology......Page 242 13 Industrial Microbiotechnology......Page 284 Bibliography......Page 316 Index......Page 318 Microbial biotechnology, enabled by genome studies, will lead to breakthroughs such as improved vaccines and better disease-diagnostic tools, improved microbial agents for biological control of plant and animal pests, modifications of plant and animal pathogens for reduced virulence, development of new industrial catalysts and fermentation organisms, and development of new microbial agents for bioremediation of soil and water contaminated by agricultural runoff. The present book on microbial biotechnology provides an essential intellectual link between the breakthroughs of the last two decades