Publisher's Synopsis
This volume records a conference on the theme of microbial growth and population dynamics which was held to mark the retirement of Professor S. John Pirt from the University of London. Contributors included students, collaborators and friends of John Pirt and cover different aspects of microbial growth. This research impinges on many aspects of microbe and cell physiology and has applications in industry and biotechnology; an understanding of the growth conditions and patterns of microbial populations can lead to strategies for either discouraging or optimising such growth.;A general overview of the subject introduces the book and is followed by discussions of the growth of mycelia, biophysics of cell wall growth, diffusion limited growth, energetics of growth at low growth rates, kinetics of secondary metabolite production, microbial population stability and optimization strategies.
