Advances in Applied Microbiology
Academic Press
Published on 1. January 1966
377 pages
978-0-08-056422-7 (ISBN)
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Advances in Applied Microbiology
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Wayne W. Umbreit
Advances in Applied Microbiology: v. 8
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- Front Cover
- Advances in Applied Microbiology, Volume 8
- Copyright Page
- Contributors
- Preface
- Contents
- Contents of Previous Volumes
- Chapter 1. Industrial Fermentations and Their Relation to Regulatory Mechanisms
- I. Introduction
- II. Metabolic Regulation
- III. Accumulation of Normal Intermediates and End Products Due to Alteration of Feedback Controls
- IV. Regulatory Mechanisms and the Biosynthesis of Antibiotics
- V. Synthesis of Macromolecules
- VI. Summary
- References
- Chapter 2. Genetics in Applied Microbiology
- I. Introduction
- II. Mutation and Selection
- III. Recombinational Mechanisms
- IV. Phage-Host Interactions
- V. Genetic Control of Biosynthesis
- VI. Cell-Free Syntheses
- VII. Future Applications
- VIII. Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 3. Microbial Ecology and Applied Microbiology
- I. Introduction
- II. The Search for a New Antibiotic: A Problem in Microbial Ecology?
- III. Summary
- References
- Chapter 4. The Ecological Approach to the Study of Activated Sludge
- I. Introduction
- II. Organisms Present
- III. Ecological Factors
- IV. Ecological Relationships
- V. Summary
- References
- Chapter 5. Control of Bacteria in Nondomestic Water Supplies
- I. Introduction
- II. Water as a Source of Bacterial Contamination
- III. Water as a Bacteriological Medium
- IV. Areas Where Contaminants Multiply
- V. Biological Factors Affecting Control
- VI. Physical Methods of Control
- VII. Chemical Methods of Control
- VIII. Economics of Control
- IX. Evaluation of Effectiveness of Control Methods
- X. General Comments and Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 6. The Presence of Human Enteric Viruses in Sewage and Their Removal by Conventional Sewage Treatment Methods
- I. Introduction
- II. The Nature of Enteric Viruses
- III. Enteric Viruses in Feces
- IV. Transmission of Viruses Through Water
- V. Presence of Viruses in Sewage
- VI. Removal of Viruses by Sewage Treatment Methods
- VII. Summary
- References
- Chapter 7. Oral Microbiology
- I. Introduction
- II. History of Oral Microbiology
- III. Present State
- References
- Chapter 8. Media and Methods for Isolation and Enumeration of the Enterococci
- I. Introduction
- II. Media Available
- III. Comparative Studies on Media and Methods
- References
- Chapter 9. Crystal-Forming Bacteria as Insect Pathogens
- I. Introduction
- II. Toxic Materials Produced by the Crystal-Forming Bacilli
- III. Host Susceptibility and the Toxic Factors Produced by Bacillus thuringiensis
- IV. Some Industrial Considerations
- V. Future Considerations
- References
- Chapter 10. Mycotoxins in Feeds and Foods
- I. Introduction
- II. Aflatoxin
- III. Other Mycotoxicoses
- IV. Control Mechanisms
- References
- Auther Index
- Subject Index
