Microbial biotechnology :

Glazer, Alexander N.

Microbial biotechnology : fundamentals of applied microbiology / Alexander N. Glazer, Hiroshi Nikaido. - 2nd ed. - Cambridge ; New York ; New Delhi ; Cambridge University Press, 2008. - xvii, 554 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Microbial diversity -- Microbial biotechnology: scope, techniques, examples -- Production of proteins in bacteria and yeast -- The world of "omics" : genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics -- Recombinant and synthetic vaccines -- Plant-microbe interactions -- Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxins: microbial insecticides -- Microbial polysaccharides and polyesters -- Primary metaboloites: antibiotics and more -- Biocatalysis in organic chemistry -- Biomass -- Ethanol -- Environmental applications.

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