摘要
Chapter 5 deals with microbial biotechnology. Microbes are single-celled organisms, and they are the oldest form of life on earth. Microbe fossils date back more than 3.5 billion years, to a time when the earth was covered with oceans that regularly reached boiling point, hundreds of millions of years before dinosaurs roamed the earth. Without microbes, we could not eat or breathe. Without us, they would probably be just fine. Without microbes, plants could not grow, garbage would not decay, and there would be a lot less oxygen to breathe in. In fact, without these invisible companions, our planet as we know it would not survive. In this chapter we define microbes and explain their various attributes and discuss structural and functional characteristics of microbes. We also explain the growth and culture of microbes, discuss microbial genetics and genetic transformations, and discuss the role of microbes in food, medical, agricultural, and environmental biotechnology.
摘要译文
第5章讨论微生物生物技术。微生物是单细胞生物，是地球上最古老的生命形式。微生物化石的历史可以追溯到35亿年前，那时地球被规则地达到沸点的海洋所覆盖，这是恐龙漫游地球之前的亿万年。没有微生物，我们就无法饮食或呼吸。没有我们，他们可能会很好。没有微生物，植物将无法生长，垃圾也不会腐烂，呼吸的氧气也将大大减少。实际上，如果没有这些隐形伴侣，我们所知的地球将无法生存。在本章中，我们将定义微生物并解释其各种属性，并讨论微生物的结构和功能特征。我们还将说明微生物的生长和培养，讨论微生物遗传学和遗传转化，并讨论微生物在食品，医学，农业和环境生物技术中的作用。
Firdos Alam Khan. Microbial Biotechnology. Biotechnology Fundamentals[M].UK: Taylorfrancis, 2020