Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Industrial microbiology utilizes  microorganisms to produce industrially important products in a more  sustainable way, as opposed to the traditional chemical and energy  intensive processes. The present book is an attempt to provide its  readers with compiled and updated information in the area of Industrial  Microbiology and Biotechnology. This book provides the basics of  microbiology and how it has been exploited at an industrial scale. The  book focuses on the role of biotechnological advances that directly  impact the industrial production of several bioactive compounds using  microbes-based methods under a controlled and regulated environment. On  one hand, this book presents detailed information on the basics of  microbiology such as types of microbes and their applications,  bioreactor design, fermentation techniques, strain improvement  strategies, etc. At the same time it also provides recent and updated  information on industrial production, recovery, and applications of  enzymes, alcohols, organic acids, steroids as a drug precursor, etc.,  using microbial biotechnological approaches.  The book presents an  overview of modern technological advances for the generation of energy  (biomethane, bioethanol, and bioelectricity) and resource recovery from  waste. It also highlights the application of CRISPR-based technologies  in the industrial microbiology sector.  This book is developed with the  motive to benefit students, academicians, as well as researchers. The  book will also find interests among microbiologists, biotechnologists,  environmentalists, and engineers working in the application of the  microbes-based approach for the development of greener technologies.