Good Microbes in Medicine, Food Production, Biotechnology, Bioremediation and Agriculture

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.

Introduction to Good Microbes

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.

Microbes in Human Health

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.

Microbial Biotechnology

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.

Target Audience

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.

Author

By Frans J. de Bruijn (Author)

Publication Details

Published by Wiley; September 21, 2022. Language: English. ISBN: 9781119762546, 9781119762379.