Applied Microbiology and Bioengineering: An Interdisciplinary Approach

Applied Microbiology and Bioengineering: An Interdisciplinary Approach discusses recent advances in microbiology and cutting-edge biotechnology that have generated interest among researchers across all disciplines resulting in the need for a resource that addresses these topic areas in an interdisciplinary way. The book is divided into three sections - Enzymes in Bioprocessing; Human Health, Microbial Physiology and Biomedical Applications; and Bioprocess Development and discusses some of the latest developments in the field like smart actuators for innovative biomedical applications, microalgal antenna engineering for improved bioprocess of biofuel, cell line engineering, and synbiotic foods. Applied Microbiology and Bioengineering covers research areas in applied microbiology, their applications and significance, and highlights the various interdisciplinary aspects which are crucial for sustainable technological development. It is a useful reference for scientists and academics in the applied microbiology and biotechnology fields as well as practitioners in various biotech industries, especially those engage in interdisciplinary or cross-disciplinary research.

Provides insight into the various interdisciplinary research avenues which can be utilized to benefit current researchers and studentsCovers novel topic areas in the field of applied microbiology like smart actuators for innovative biomedical application, microbial tyrosinases, production of halophilic alkaline protease, human probiotic applications, and biotechnological aspects of MethylobacteriumReviews innovative bio-processing technologies for horticultural products and the bioprocess development for synbiotic foods

Section I: Enzymes in bioprocessing 1. Microbial Tyrosinases:  A Novel Enzyme, Structural Features and Applications 2. Production of Bioethanol from Sugarcane Bagasse: Current approaches and Perspectives 3. Improvement of the amino-sugar-1-phosphate acetyltransferase activity on the archaeal bifunctional protein 4. Production of halophilic alkaline protease in lab scale reactors

Section II:  Human health, Microbial physiology and biomedical applications 5. Strategies for Screening and Characterization of Saccharomyces Cerevisiae isolated from natural sources for human probiotic applications 6. Ecological and biotechnological aspects of Methylobacterium mesophilicum 7. Smart actuators for innovative biomedical applications: An interactive overview

Section III: Bioprocess development 8. Design and Development of Antibiotic Fermentation Using Different Processing Strategies: Challenges and Perspectives 9. Bioreactors design and principles: Current perspectives and improvement strategies 10. Effectual bioprocess development for protein production using Cell line engineering 11. Microalgal antenna engineering for improved bioprocess of biofuel production 12. Bioprocess development for Synbiotic foods: Challenges and opportunities 13. Recent bio-processing technologies for value added horticultural products