BCMB 316: INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY

Introduction: Importance and effects of microorganisms in industry, Nature of industrial microbiology, microorganism of industrial importance; Mutation, strain selection and development, hybridisation; media formulation and economic; optimisation of fermentation media at laboratory scale, perimeter design operation; Antifoams; aspects of biochemical engineering; patents and patent law.

Microbial contamination in industry: Microbial contamination in industry, Regulatory and advisory bodies, Microbiology testing programs, Quality control;

Microbial biotechnology: Properties of an industrial microorganism, growth factors and conditions of industrial microorganisms, Product formation, Aspects of the biology of moulds, yeasts, bacteria, actinomycetes and viruses of importance in various fermentation. Culture techniques and maintenance of selected cultures, Application of modern techniques of genetics and physiology to the large-scale production of microbial products; industrial strain improvement; scale-up of microbial processes; survey of industrial processes using microorganisms.

Industrial processes: Production of pharmaceutical compounds, commercially valuable non-pharmaceutical compounds, food and food supplements. Pollution control.