Efnisyfirlit

• Cover
• Half-Title Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents in brief
• Contents
• Preamble
• Acknowledgments
• 1 Microbial Diversity
  • Prokaryotes and Eukaryotes
  • The Importance of the Identification and Classification of Microorganisms
  • Plasmids and the Classification of Bacteria
  • Analysis of Microbial Populations in Natural Environments
  • Taxonomic Diversity of Bacteria with Uses in Biotechnology
  • Characteristics of the Fungi
  • Classification of the Fungi
  • Culture Collections and the Preservation of Microorganisms
  • Summary
  • Selected References and Online Resources
• 2 Microbial Biotechnology: Scope, Techniques, Examples
  • Human Therapeutics
  • Agriculture
  • Food Technology
  • Single-Cell Protein
  • Environmental Applications of Microorganisms
  • Microbial Whole-Cell Bioreporters
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Summary
  • Selected References and Online Resources
• 3 Production of Proteins in Bacteria and Yeast
  • Production of Proteins in Bacteria
  • Production of Proteins in Yeast
  • Summary
  • Selected References
• 4 The World of “Omics”: Genomics, Transcriptomics, Proteomics, and Metabolomics
  • Genomics
  • Transcriptomics
  • Proteomics
  • Metabolomics and Systems Biology
  • Summary
  • Selected References
• 5 Recombinant and Synthetic Vaccines
  • Problems with Traditional Vaccines
  • Impact of Biotechnology on Vaccine Development
  • Mechanisms for Producing Immunity
  • Improving the Effectiveness of Subunit Vaccines
  • Fragments of Antigen Subunit Used as Synthetic Peptide Vaccines
  • DNA Vaccines
  • Vaccines in Development
  • Summary
  • Selected References
• 6 Plant–Microbe Interactions
  • Use of Symbionts
  • Production of Transgenic Plants
  • Summary
  • Selected References
• 7 Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) Toxins: Microbial Insecticides
  • Bacillus thuringiensis
  • Insect-Resistant Transgenic Crops
  • Benefit and Risk Assessment of Bt Crops
  • Summary
  • Selected References and On-Line Resources
• 8 Microbial Polysaccharides and Polyesters
  • Polysaccharides
  • Xanthan Gum
  • Polyesters
  • Summary
  • References
• 9 Primary Metabolites: Organic Acids and Amino Acids
  • Citric Acid
  • Amino Acid: l-Glutamate
  • Amino Acids Other Than Glutamate
  • Amino Acid Production with Enzymes
  • Summary
  • Selected References
• 10 Secondary Metabolites: Antibiotics and More
  • Activities of Secondary Metabolites
  • Primary Goals of Antibiotic Research
  • Development of Aminoglycosides
  • Development of the β-Lactams
  • Production of Antibiotics
  • Problem of Antibiotic Resistance
  • Summary
  • Selected References
• 11 Biocatalysis in Organic Chemistry
  • Microbial Transformation of Steroids and Sterols
  • Asymmetric Catalysis in the Pharmaceutical and Agrochemical Industries
  • Microbial Diversity: A Vast Reservoir of Distinctive Enzymes
  • High-Throughput Screening of Environmental DNA for Natural Enzyme Variants with Desired Catalytic Properties: An Example
  • Approaches to Optimization of the “Best Available” Natural Enzyme Variants
  • Rational Methods of Protein Engineering
  • Large-Scale Biocatalytic Processes
  • Summary
  • References
• 12 Biomass
  • Major Components of Plant Biomass
  • Degradation of Lignocellulose by Fungi and Bacteria
  • Degradation of Lignin
  • Degradation of Cellulose
  • Degradation of Hemicelluloses
  • The Promise of Enzymatic Lignocellulose Biodegradation
  • Summary
  • References and Online Resources
• 13 Ethanol
  • Stage I: From Feedstocks to Fermentable Sugars
  • Stage II: From Sugars to Alcohol
  • Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation: Stages I and II Combined
  • Prospects of Fuel Ethanol from Biomass
  • Summary
  • References and Online Resources
• 14 Environmental Applications
  • Degradative Capabilities of Microorganisms and Origins of Organic Compounds
  • Wastewater Treatment
  • Microbiological Degradation of Xenobiotics
  • Microorganisms in Mineral Recovery
  • Microorganisms in the Removal of Heavy Metals from Aqueous Effluent
  • Summary
  • References
• Index

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