INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

Industrial Microbiology, Second Edition, provides the reader with grounding in both the fundamental principles of microbial physiology and various traditional and modern applications of micro-organisms to industrial processes, Most of these have been made possible (or enhanced) by recent developments in genetic engineering.
The book discusses key aspects of microbial physiology, exploring the versatility of micro-organisms, their diverse metabolic activities and products. lt divulges the role of industrial micro-organisms, and the technology required, in large-scale cultivation and isolation of
fermentation products, and in pollution control. lt investigates a wide range of established and novel industrial fermentation processes and microbial products including enzymes,
foods, beverages, chemical feed stocks, fuels, biof-fertilizers and pharmaceuticals. This book, thus, presents clearly and accurately all aspects of production and processing methods for microbial products of major economic, environmental, and social importance.
Aimed at undergraduate students of applied aspects of microbiology, the book particularly
focuses s on biotechnology and microbiology courses and students of biochemical
engineering and food science.

About the Author

A.H. Patel : Arvind H. Patel is an Adjunct Professor of Microbiology at Bergen Community College, paramus, New Jersey. Earlier, he taught Introductory Microbiology at Essex Country College, Newark, New Jersey. He received his M.Sc. from J.j. College of Science, an affiliate of Gujarat University. He also earned his BS (MLS) from University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and is currently employed in the Department of Pathology.