Front Cover; Advances in Applied Microbiology, Volume 14; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; Chapter 1. Development of the Fermentation Industries in Great Britain; I. Prelude to Industrialization; II. The Vintage Years of Industrial Alcohol; III. The First Closed Deep Fermentation; IV. Production of Vitamins; V. Citric Acid and Surface Culture; VI. The Entry of Antibiotics; VII. Enzymes; VIII. Gaps in the Program; IX. The Influence of Continuous Fermentation; References; Chapter 2. Chemical Composition as a Criterion in the Classification of Actinomycetes
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I. IntroductionII. Pigments in the Classification of Actinomycetes; III. Antibiotics in the Classification of Actinomycetes; IV. Deoxyribonucleic Acid Base Composition in the Classification of Actinomycetes; V. Cell Wall and Whole-Cell Sugar Composition in the Classification of Actinomycetes; VI. Lipid Composition in the Classification of Actinomycetes; VII. Conclusion: A Tentative System of Classification of Actinomycetes; References; Chapter 3. Prevalence and Distribution of Antibiotic-Producing Actinomycetes; I. Introduction; II. Isolation and Enumeration of Actinomycetes
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III. Classification of Actinomycetes Isolated from SoilsIV. Antibiotic-Producing Actinomycetes; V. Identification and Classification of Antibiotics Produced by Actinomycetes; VI. In Retrospect; References; Chapter 4. Biochemical Activities of Nocardia; I. Introduction; II. Hydrocarbon Oxidation; III. Nonhydrocarbon Oxidation; IV. Transformation of Steroids and Sterols; V. Summary; References; Chapter 5. Microbial Transformations of Antibiotics; I. Introduction; II. Types of Microbial Transformations; III. Techniques Useful in Studying Microbial Transformations of Antibiotics; IV. Summary
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VI. BiochemicaI Analysis of Fermentation CulturesReferences; Chapter 9. The Extracellular Accumulation of Metabolic Products by Hydrocarbon-Degrading Microorganisms; I. Introduction; II. Products from Aliphatic Hydrocarbons; III. Products from Cyclic Hydrocarbons; IV. Concluding Remarks; References; Author Index; Subject Index; Contents of Previous Volumes