Industrial microbiology or microbial biotechnology encompasses the use of microorganisms in the manufacture of food or industrial products. The use of microorganisms for the production of food, either human or animal, is often considered a branch of food microbiology. The microorganisms used in industrial processes may be natural isolates, laboratory selected mutants or genetically engineered organisms.
Read more about Industrial Microbiology: Antibiotics, Food Microbiology, Biopolymers, Bioremediation, Waste Biotreatment, Health-care and Medicine, Archaea, Corynebacteria, Xanthomonas, Viruses
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