| Scope of Industrial Microbiology. Principles of Microbial Biochemistry. Important considerations in bioprocess technology such as screening, selection, culture characteristics, media formulation, fermentation systems etc. Bioreactor design. Industrial fermentation processes for food applications. Mass balance calculations. Chemostat calculations. Downstream processing of products. Scale-up of technologies for industrial production of food ingredients, additives and biofertilizers. Microbial enzymes. Fermented foods. Microbial fermentation using waste substrates. Genomic basis for food improvement. |
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