The Good Microbes In Medicine, Food Production, Biotechnology, Bioremediation, And Agriculture by Frans J. de Bruijn & Hauke Smidt & Luca Cocolin & Michael Sauer & David N. Dowling & Linda Thomashow


ISBN
9781119762546
Published
Binding
Hardcover
Pages
656
Dimensions
150 x 200mm

Discover the positive and helpful contributions made by microorganisms to various areas of human health, food preservation and production, biotechnology, industry, environmental clean up and sustainable agriculture.

In Good Microbes in Medicine, Food Production, Biotechnology, Bioremediation and Agriculture, a team of distinguished researchers delivers a comprehensive and eye-opening look at the positive side of bacteria and other microbes. The book explores the important and positive roles played by microorganisms.

Divided into five sections, Good Microbes examines the use of microorganisms and the microbiome in human health, food production, industrial use, bioremediation, and sustainable agriculture. Coverage spans from food allergies, skin disorders, microbial food preservation and fermentation of various beverages and food products, also from an ethnical point of view to beneficial use of microbes in biotechnology, industry, bioeconomy, environmental remediation such as resource recovery, microbial-based environmental clean-up, plant-microbe interactions in biorestauration, biological control of plant diseases, and biological nitrogen fixation.

Provides basic knowledge on bacterial biology, biochemistry, genetics and genomics of beneficial microbes
Includes practical discussions of microbial biotechnology, including the contribution of microbial biotechnology to sustainable development goals
Features a comprehensive introduction and extensive index to facilitate the search for key terms.

Perfect for scientists, researchers and anyone with an interest in beneficial microbes, Good Microbes in Medicine, Food Production, Biotechnology, Bioremediation and Agriculture is also an indispensable resource for microbiology graduate students, applied microbiologists and policy makers.
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