This book review series presents current trends in modern biotechnology. The aim is to cover all aspects of this interdisciplinary technology where knowledge, methods and expertise are required from chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, genetics, chemical engineering and computer science. Volumes are organized topically and provide a comprehensive discussion of developments in the respective field over the past 3-5 years. The series also discusses new discoveries and applications. Special volumes are dedicated to selected topics which focus on new biotechnological products and new processes for their synthesis and purification. In general, special volumes are edited by well-known guest editors. The series editor and publisher will however always be pleased to receive suggestions and supplementary information. Manuscripts are accepted in English.

Covers trends in modern biotechnology All aspects of this interdisciplinary technology, where knowledge, methods and expertise are required from chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, genetics, chemical engineering and computer science, are treated More information as well as the electronic version available at springer.com Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Klappentext

Danilo E. Moreta
Prem Narain Mathur
Maarten van Zonneveld
Karen Amaya
Jacobo Arango
Michael Gomez Selvaraj
Beata Dedicova
Current Issues in Cereal Crop Biodiversity

Girish Mahajan
Lakshmi Balachandran
Biodiversity in Production of Antibiotics and Other Bioactive Compounds

Tuhinadri Sen
Samir Kumar Samanta
Medicinal Plants, Human Health and Biodiversity: A Broad Review

D. pek Kurtböke
John R.J. French
R. Andrew Hayes
Ronald J. Quinn
Eco-Taxonomic Insights into Actinomycete Symbionts of Termites for Discovery of Novel Bioactive Compounds

Barindra Sana
Bioresources for Control of Environmental Pollution

Guangrong Hu
Shiqi Ji
Yanchong Yu
Shi'an Wang
Gongke Zhou
Fuli Li
Organisms for Biofuel Production: Natural Bioresources and Methodologies for Improving Their Biosynthetic Potentials

Inhalt

Current Issues in Cereal Crop Biodiversity.- Biodiversity in Production of Antibiotics and Other Bioactive Compounds.- Medicinal Plants, Human Health and Biodiversity: A Broad Review.- Eco-Taxonomic Insights into Actinomycete Symbionts of Termites for Discovery of Novel Bioactive Compounds.- Bioresources for Control of Environmental Pollution.- Organisms for Biofuel Production: Natural Bioresources and Methodologies for Improving Their Biosynthetic Potentials.