Ebook: Recombinant Microbes for Industrial and Agricultural Applications

Bridging the gap between laboratory observations and industrial practices, this work presents detailed information on recombinant micro-organisms and their applications in industry and agriculture. All recombinant microbes, bacteria, yeasts and fungi are covered.;Series Introduction, Preface, Contributors, Introduction: Exploitation of Conventional and Industrial Microorganisms, Regulation and Safety of Recombinant Microorganisms, Contributions of Recombinant Microbes and Their Potential, Pharmacologically Active Agents and Health Care, Overproduction of Heterologous Proteins in Escherichia coli, Extremely Efficient Protein Secretion System in Bacillus brevis, Secretory Production of Homologous and Heterologous Proteins by Recombinant Streptomyces: What Has Been Accomplished?, Antibiotics Produced by Streptomyces Host-Vector Systems, Lactam Antibiotics Produced by Genetically Engineered Filamentous Fungi, Heterologous Protein Production by Yeast Host-Vector Systems, Glutathione and Its Derivatives: Produced by Recombinant Escherichia coli and Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Recombinant Microbial ADP-Ribosylating Toxins of Bordetella pertussis, Vibiro cholerae, and Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli: Structure, Function, and Toxoid Vaccine Development, Recombinant Antigens as Components of a Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis Vaccine, Escherichia* coli Producing Recombinant Antibodies, Antibody Produced by Using Escherichia coli Expression Systems, Enzyme Production, Fundamental Aspects of Secretory Enzyme Production by Recombinant Microbes, Escherichia coli Secretion Vector Using the kil Gene, Thermostable Enzymes Produced by Recombinant Mesophilic and Thermophilic Bacteria, Enzymes Used for Recombinant DNA Technology Produced by Recombinant Microbes, Starch-Processing Enzymes Produced by Recombinant Bacteria, Starch-Processing Enzymes Produced by Recombinant Yeasts and Fungi, Microbial Lipase: Structure and Production, Enzyme Production by Recombinant Aspergillus, Cellulases, Xylanases, and Their Genes from Bacteria, Yeast as Source for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Proteins, Improvement of Useful Enzymes by Protein Engineering, Production of Food and Beverages, Amino Acids: Genetically Engineered Serratia marcescens, Host-Vector Systems for Amino Acid-Producing Coryneform Bacteria, Fermented Milk Products: Genetic Improvement of Dairy Lactobacilli, Vinegar: Genetic Improvement of Acetobacter and Gluconobacter, Alcoholic Beverages: Genetic Improvement of Yeasts, Fish Growth Hormones: Production and Application of Recombinant Hormones, Approaches to Hybridization and Applied Genetics by Protoplast Fusion: Koji-Molds and Mushrooms, Detection of Pathogenic Bacteria in Foods by Using Recombinant DNA Techniques, Microbes Used in Agriculture, Agrobacterium and Plant Genetic Engineering, Basic Analysis of Bacillus subtilis NB22 and Its Application to Biological Control, Genetic Engineering on Bacillus thuringiensis Insecticidal Proteins, Filamentous Ascomycetes and Basidiomycetes: Development of Host-Vector Systems, Cyanobacteria and Algae, Associative Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria in the Rhizosphere of Rice, Fuels, Chemicals, and Waste Treatment, Strain Improvement of Zymomonas mobilis for Ethanol Production, Ethanol Production by Genetically Improved Clostridium, Alcohol Production by Genetically Improved Yeast, Hydrogen Production by Photosynthetic Bacteria and Microalgae, Heterologous Gene Expression in C1 Compound-Utilizing Yeasts, Industrial Chemicals: Enzymatic Transformation by Recombinant Microbes, Genetically Engineered Microorganisms Exploitation for Biocleaning of Coal: A Countermeasure to Acid Rain, Degradation of Recalcitrant Synthetic Chemical Products: Genetic Engineering in Pseudomonads, Current Advances in Methane Fermentation, Appendix: Cloning Vectors Commonly Used for Recombinant Microorganisms, Index