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Microbial biotechnology

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In the previous chapters we have been concerned with the properties of microorganisms: their structure, biochemistry and genetics, and the variety of different types. This chapter is different in that we are concerned with the ways in which we can make use of microorganisms.

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Further reading

  • Various authors (1981) Industrial Microbiology. Scientific American, 245(3) — A special issue of the magazine which provides an excellent account of eight important topics.

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  • I.J. Higgins, D.J. Best and J. Jones (1985) Biotechnology: Principles and Applications. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford.

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  • J. Bu’Lock and B. Kristiansen (1987) Basic Biotechnology. Academic Press, London — this book and the previous one give a more detailed and advanced treatment than that given here.

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  • G. Turnock (editor) (1991) Biotechnological Innovations in Health Care. Butterworth-Heinemann, Oxford — very detailed accounts of how several biotechnological products were developed. Special emphasis on making sure that products of gene manipulation are really safe. Very careful, step-by-step explanations. Lots of self-test questions — with answers.

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  • V. Moses and R.E. Cape (1991) Biotechnology: The Science and the Business. Harwood Academic Publishers, London — a very wide-ranging account of biotechnology with a lot of emphasis on future possibilities. It also shows how the non-scientific considerations of costs, benefits, investment, patents and government regulations affect the biotechnologist.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Biological Sciences, The Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK

    Trevor Gross (Principal Lecturer)

  2. Department of Biology, Birkbeck College, University of London, London, UK

    Jane Faull

  3. Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, London, UK

    Steve Ketteridge (Staff Development Officer) & Derek Springham

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© 1995 Trevor Gross, Jane Faull, Steve Ketteridge and Derek Springham

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Gross, T., Faull, J., Ketteridge, S., Springham, D. (1995). Microbial biotechnology. In: Introductory Microbiology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-7194-4_11

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