Microorganisms in Action
Published on 16. May 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
128 pages
978-0-340-53268-3 (ISBN)
Description
This textbook on micro-organisms looks at growth and action, gene expression and manipulation, biotechnology and chemical engineering, food and drinks, clinical and forensic medicine, industrial chemicals, agriculture and horticulture, and water treatment and waste disposal.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Hodder Arnold
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 273 mm
Width: 200 mm
Thickness: 9 mm
Weight
470 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-340-53268-3 (9780340532683)
Copyright in bibliographic data is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or its licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
New editions
P.W. Freeland
Microbes, Medicine and Commerce
Book
02/1999
2nd Edition
Hodder Arnold H&S
Unfortunately, price unknown
Article not available
Content
Part 1 Micro-organisms - an introduction: micro-organisms; viruses; prokaryotae; protoctista; fungi. Part 2 Micro-organisms - growth and action: nutrition; respiration; population growth; ecology; nitrogen cycle; human pathogens. Part 3 Gene expression and manipulation: genes in eukaryotes; genes in prokaryotes; genetic engineering; examples of protein production in engineered "E. coli"; possible future developemnts; possible hazards. Part 4 Biotechnology and chemical engineering: goods and services; cell and tissue cultures; scaling up; fermenters; downstream processing. Part 5 Foods and drinks: bread; beer and wine; vinegar; cheese-making; yoghurt; butter; single cell protein (SCP); food preservation. Part 6 Clinical and forensic medicine: antibiotics; steroids; vaccines; monoclonal antibodies; transgenic animals; gene probes; gene therapy; genetic fingerprinting. Part 7 Industrial chemicals: proteins; polysaccharides; fuels and solvents; organic acids; plastics. Part 8 Agriculture and horticulture: transgenic farm animals; new breeding methods; more milk and BST; transgenic plants; crop protection; micropropagation. Part 9 Water treatment and waste disposal: water purification; sewage disposal; biodegradable pollutants.