Biotechnology & genetic engineering reviews Volume 7

Categories of large-scale containment for manufacturingprocesses with recombinant organisms/ New approaches to the detection of microbial plant pathogens/ Bacillus brevis, a host bacterium for efficient extracellular production of useful proteins/ Fermentation monitoring and control: a perspective/ The acetone-butanol-ethanol fermentation: recent progress in technology/ Microbiological inventions and the patent law - international developments/ Animal cell culture collections and the supply of authenticated cultures and services for industry and research/ Prospects for biotechnology in oil palm (Elaeis guineenis) and coconut (Cocos nuficera) improvement/ Immobilized biosystems in research and industry.

A well established hardcover review series with one new volume published each year. Each volume contains 10-15 original, major review articles covering important developments in industrial, agricultural and medical applications of biotechnology (wide sense), with particular emphasis on the genetic manipulation of the organisms concerned.