Publisher's Synopsis
This second edition has been updated to include recent advances and industrial applications. The book now covers new aspects such as recombinant DNA techniques in the improvement of industrial micro-organisms, and includes comprehensive information on fermentation media, sterilization procedures, inocula, and fermenter design. Chapters are also incorporated on effluent treatment and fermentation economics are also incorporated. The book should be of interest to final-year and postgraduate students of applied biology, biotechnology, microbiology, biochemical and chemical engineering.
