Advances in Applied Microbiology
Academic Press
Published on 18. April 1972
408 pages
978-0-08-056428-9 (ISBN)
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Advances in Applied Microbiology
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D. J. Perlman
Advances in Applied Microbiology: v. 14
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12/1971
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- Front Cover
- Advances in Applied Microbiology, Volume 14
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- List of Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Development of the Fermentation Industries in Great Britain
- I. Prelude to Industrialization
- II. The Vintage Years of Industrial Alcohol
- III. The First Closed Deep Fermentation
- IV. Production of Vitamins
- V. Citric Acid and Surface Culture
- VI. The Entry of Antibiotics
- VII. Enzymes
- VIII. Gaps in the Program
- IX. The Influence of Continuous Fermentation
- References
- Chapter 2. Chemical Composition as a Criterion in the Classification of Actinomycetes
- I. Introduction
- II. Pigments in the Classification of Actinomycetes
- III. Antibiotics in the Classification of Actinomycetes
- IV. Deoxyribonucleic Acid Base Composition in the Classification of Actinomycetes
- V. Cell Wall and Whole-Cell Sugar Composition in the Classification of Actinomycetes
- VI. Lipid Composition in the Classification of Actinomycetes
- VII. Conclusion: A Tentative System of Classification of Actinomycetes
- References
- Chapter 3. Prevalence and Distribution of Antibiotic-Producing Actinomycetes
- I. Introduction
- II. Isolation and Enumeration of Actinomycetes
- III. Classification of Actinomycetes Isolated from Soils
- IV. Antibiotic-Producing Actinomycetes
- V. Identification and Classification of Antibiotics Produced by Actinomycetes
- VI. In Retrospect
- References
- Chapter 4. Biochemical Activities of Nocardia
- I. Introduction
- II. Hydrocarbon Oxidation
- III. Nonhydrocarbon Oxidation
- IV. Transformation of Steroids and Sterols
- V. Summary
- References
- Chapter 5. Microbial Transformations of Antibiotics
- I. Introduction
- II. Types of Microbial Transformations
- III. Techniques Useful in Studying Microbial Transformations of Antibiotics
- IV. Summary
- References
- Chapter 6. In Vivo Evaluation of Antibacterial Chemotherapeutic Substances
- I. Historical Background
- II. In Vivo Test Procedures
- III. Special Tests
- IV. Epilog
- References
- Chapter 7. Modification of Lincomycin
- I. Introduction
- II. Lincomycin-Related Antibiotics
- III. Chemical Modification of Lincomycin
- IV. Microbial Modification of Lincomycin and Clindamycin
- V. Summary
- References
- Chapter 8. Fermentation Equipment
- I. Introduction
- II. Auxiliary Equipment
- III. Process Control Instruments
- IV. Sterilization of Culture Medium
- V. Analytical Instrumentation
- VI. BiochemicaI Analysis of Fermentation Cultures
- References
- Chapter 9. The Extracellular Accumulation of Metabolic Products by Hydrocarbon-Degrading Microorganisms
- I. Introduction
- II. Products from Aliphatic Hydrocarbons
- III. Products from Cyclic Hydrocarbons
- IV. Concluding Remarks
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
- Contents of Previous Volumes
