Biotechnology of antibiotics and other bioactive microbial metabolites /

In response to the field's need for an introductory text, the authors have distilled the vast and scattered literature relating to the biotechnology of microbial secondary metabolites. General biology, biosynthesis, the search for novel metabolites, and techniques for strain improvement are all...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lancini, Giancarlo
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Lorenzetti, Rolando
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Plenum Press, [1993]
Series:Language of science.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:In response to the field's need for an introductory text, the authors have distilled the vast and scattered literature relating to the biotechnology of microbial secondary metabolites. General biology, biosynthesis, the search for novel metabolites, and techniques for strain improvement are all discussed to provide undergraduate and graduate students with a concise, readable overview of the field.
Physical Description:1 online resource (viii, 236 pages) : illustrations.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781475795226 (electronic bk.)
147579522X (electronic bk.)