01293pamaa2200241 4500 0000046563 20121206090000.0 100120 eng 9780521728423 (pbk.) TP248.27.M53 GLA 2007 Glazer Microbial biotechnology : fundamentals of applied microbiology Alexander N. Glazer, Hiroshi Nikaido. 2nd ed. Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2007. xvii, 554 p.: ill.; 27 cm. FAS Includes bibliographical references and index Microbial diversity -- Microbial biotechnology: scope, techniques, examples -- Production of proteins in bacteria and yeast -- The world of "omics" : genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, and metabolomics -- Recombinant and synthetic vaccines -- Plant-microbe interactions -- Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxins: microbial insecticides -- Microbial polysaccharides and polyesters -- Primary metaboloites: antibiotics and more -- Biocatalysis in organic chemistry -- Biomass -- Ethanol -- Environmental applications Microbial biotechnology Biotechnology Microbiology Nikaid, Hiroshi http://www.cambridge.org