[...]... pharmaceuticals, etc Industrial microbiology is clearly a branch of biotechnology and includes the traditional and nucleic acid aspects " Modern Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology 1.2 CHARACTERISTICS OF INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY The discipline of microbiology is often divided into sub-disciplines such as medical microbiology, environmental microbiology, food microbiology and industrial microbiology The... Industry Suggested Readings 508 509 516 517 519 Glossary 520 Index 523 Section Introduction ) Modern Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology +0)26-4 1.1 1 Introduction: Scope of Biotechnology and Industrial Microbiology NATURE OF BIOTECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY There are many definitions of biotechnology One of the broadest is the one given at the United Nations Conference on Biological...N Modern Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology 3 Aspects of Molecular Biology and Bioinformatics of Relevance in Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology 3.1 Protein Synthesis 3.2 The Polymerase Chain Reaction 3.2.1 Some applications of PCR in industrial microbiology and biotechnology 41 3.3 Microarrays 3.3.1 Applications of microarray... important in industrial microbiology processes and is maintained by various means, including the use of steam, filtration or by chemicals Air, water, and steam and other services must be supplied and appropriately treated before use The wastes generated in the industrial processes must also be disposed Introduction: Scope of Biotechnology and Industrial Microbiology  Fig 1.1 Set-up in an Industrial Microbiology. .. these sub-divisions are often blurred and are made only for convenience Bearing this qualification in mind, the characteristics of industrial microbiology can be highlighted by comparing its features with those of another sub-division of microbiology, medical microbiology 1.2.1 Industrial vs Medical Microbiology The sub-disciplines of industrial microbiology and medical microbiology differ in at least three... Production Suggested Readings 89 122 122 125 170 8 The Preservation of the Gene Pool in Industrial Organisms: Culture Collections 171 8.1 The Place of Culture Collections in Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology 8.2 Types of Culture Collections 171 172 NEE Modern Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology 8.3 Handling Culture Collections 8.4 Methods of Preserving Microorganisms 8.4.1 Microbial preservation... Ward, A.C., Goodfellow, M 2000 Search and Discovery Strategies For Biotechnology: The Paradigm Shift Microbiology and Molecular Biology Reviews, 64, 573 - 548 Dahod, S.K 1999 Raw Materials Selection and Medium Development for Industrial Fermentation Processes In: Manual of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology A.L Demain, J E Davies (eds) 2nd ed American Society for Microbiology Press Doll, J.J 1998... M.O., Tempest, D.W 1979 In: Microbial Technology; Current State, Future Prospects A.T Bull, D.C Ellwood and C Rattledge, (eds) Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK pp 53-82 Modern Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology Section * Biological Basis of Productivity in Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology ... microorganisms are handled In industrial microbiology, the scale is large and the organisms may be cultivated in fermentors as large as 50,000 liters or larger In routine medical microbiology the scale at which the pathogen is handled is limited to a loopful or a few milliliters If a pathogen which normally would have no economic value were to be handled on the large scale used in industrial microbiology, ... discussed in various succeeding chapters in this book Fig 1.2 Flowchart of the Production Process in a Typical Industrial Microbiology Establishment  Modern Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology Introduction: Scope of Biotechnology and Industrial Microbiology ! SUGGESTED READINGS Anon 1979 General Information Concerning Patents United States Government Printing Office Washington, USA Anon 1979 . class="bi x0 y0 w0 h1" alt="" Modern Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology Modern Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology Modern Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology Nduka Okafor Department. Scope of Biotechnology and Industrial Microbiology 3 1.1 Nature of Biotechnology and Industrial Microbiology 3 1.2 Characteristics of Industrial Microbiology 4 1.2.1 Industrial vs medical microbiology. the human genome project and others are also introduced and their relevance to industrial Preface LEEE Modern Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology microbiology and biotechnology indicated.