Industrial Microbiology
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•Introduction to industrial microbiology: brief history, information on microrganisms, industrial and food fermentations,
•Microorganisms of industrial relevance: Retrieve the main microorganisms of industrial interest and their metabolic activities, techniques for their preservation: liquid, frozen, freeze-dried cultures.
•Traditional techniques of selection and improvement of micro-organisms of industrial interest: primary and secondary screening, mutagenesis, final selection.
● Microbial metabolites: Primary and secondary metabolites,
● Biotechnology of fermentations: Substrates for industrial fermentations, Use of biomasses and agro-food wastes and by-products as feed stocks for the production of microbial biomasses and "bio-based products"; Biorefineries, kinetics of production,
● Immobilization techniques: Procedures for passive immobilization Advantages and disadvantages of immobilization. Fermenters for immobilized microbial cells.