The state of the art of the bioengineering aspects of the morphology of microorganisms and their relationship to process performance are described in this volume. Materials and methods of the digital image analysis and mathematical modeling of hyphal elongation, branching and pellet formation as well as their application to various fungi and actinomycetes during the production of antibiotics and enzymes are presented.

Treats all aspects of this interdisciplinary technology, including chemistry, biochemistry, microbiology, genetics, chemical engineering and computer science

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Characterisation of mycelial morphology using image analysis.- Beyond filamentous species....- Mathematical modelling of the morphology of streptomyces species.- Modeling the mycelium morphology of Penicillium species in submerged cultures.- Proces models for production of ?-lactam antibiotics.- Influence of the process parameters on the morphology and enzyme production of Aspergilli.