Industrial Microbiology : Fundamentals and Applications

Contents: 1. Industrial microbiology: an introduction. 2. History of industrial microbiology. 3. Nature, classification, morphology and synthesis of viruses. 4. Viruses of eucaryotes. 5. Mycoplasmas and mycoplasmas viruses. 6. Mycobacteria, myxobacteria, rickettsiae and chlamydiae. 7. Bacteria: eubacteria. 8. Archaeobacteria, actinomycetes, actinoplanetes and maduromycetes. 9. Spirochetes and rickettsias. 10. Eukaryota: fungi. 11. Nutrition and photosynthesis in bacteria. 12. Growth and development of microorganisms. 13. Cultivation of bacteria and viruses. 14. Microbial genetics and variations in characters. 15. Techniques of recombinant DNA technology for production of biologicals. 16. Methods of sterilization. 17. Methods of disinfestation. 18. Culturing of industrial microorganisms. 19. Microbes in pharmaceutical industry. 20. Industrial fermenters. 21. Development of industrial microorganisms. 22. Biology of enzymes. 23. Production of enzymes. 24. Production of enzymes by fermentation. 25. Applications of enzymes. 26. Enzyme immobilization. 27. Applications of immobilized enzymes and biosensor technology. 28. Production of industrial Alcohol. 29. Production of organic acid. 30. Production of amino acids. 31. Production of vitamins. 32. Production of antibiotics. 33. Ergot Alkaloids. 34. Industrial biotransformation and steroid production. 35. The yeasts. 36. Production of fermented foods. 37. Environmental microbiology. 38. Soil microbiology: geochemical cycles. 39. Microbiology of air. 40. Microbiology of water. 41. Textile microbiology. 42. Wood microbiology. 43. Leather microbiology. Subject index.