Guia docente 2023_24
Facultad de Biología
Grado en Biología
 Subjects
  Microbial Production
   Contents
Topic Sub-topic
1-Introduction to Microbial Biotechnology: Historical Development, Socioeconomic Importance and Legislation
2-Microbial Metabolism and Production: Regulation and Metabolic Strategies for Hyperproduction
3-Production Technology (I): Culture media and industrial sterilization, industrial fermentation and product recovery and processing
4-Production Technology (II): Development of industrial strains (search, selection and improvement of strains)
5-Microbial food production: alcoholic beverages, dairy products and novel foods obtained by fermentation
6-Microbial production of drugs: antimicrobials, vaccines, hormones and other products of therapeutic interest
7-Microbial production of enzymes, amino acids, pigments and vitamins
8-Production of organic acids, solvents and biofuels
9-Microbial Polymers Production: Polysaccharides, Bioplastics and Biosurfactants
10-Microbial Biomass Production as an Industrial Product: SCP, Probiotics, Bioinsecticides and Biofertilizers
PRACTICES
The practices will consist of laboratory sessions and/or case studies related to:

The isolation, characterization, selection, typification and improvement of microorganisms of industrial interest
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