Clostridia biotechnology and medical applications /

Clostridia have a high biotechnological potential, although they are generally still regarded more as a group of pathogenic microorganisms. They undertake a broad variety of biocatalytic reactions some of which are unique and of use in the chemical and biotechnology industry for the production of ch...

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Corporate Authors: John Wiley & Sons
Group Author: Bahl, H. Hubert; Dürre, P. Peter
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Literature type: Electronic eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/3527600108
Summary: Clostridia have a high biotechnological potential, although they are generally still regarded more as a group of pathogenic microorganisms. They undertake a broad variety of biocatalytic reactions some of which are unique and of use in the chemical and biotechnology industry for the production of chemicals or for biopharmaceutical purposes. Even some of the clostridial toxins are of medical relevance and can be used as therapeutic agents; The book presents the biology, pyhsiology, and genetics, including genome projects of Clostridia and highlights their potential for industrial and medical
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xii, 279 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 3527301755
9783527301751
3527600108
9783527600106
1280557540
9781280557545
Index Number: QR82
CLC: R378.8-05