Biosystems analysis and engineering of microbial consortia for industrial biotechnology

Engineering in Life Sciences

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 407-421

  Sabra, Wael ^a   Dietz, David ^a   Tjahjasari, Donna ^a   Zeng, An Ping ^a  

^a HAMBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biomass; Chemicals and biofuel; Industrial biotechnology; Microbial consortia; Systems biology

Indexed keywords

BIO-SYSTEMS; BIOPROCESSES; BIOPROCESSING; BIOREFINERIES; INDUSTRIAL BIOPROCESSES; INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY; KEY ISSUES; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; MULTIPLE PRODUCTS; NEW STRATEGY; PRODUCTION SITES; RENEWABLE MATERIALS; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

BIOFUELS; BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ECOLOGY; INDUSTRY; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS;

1,3 PROPANEDIOL; ALCOHOL; BIOFUEL; BIOGAS; HYDROGEN; METHANE; POLYHYDROXYALKANOIC ACID; PROPIONIC ACID;

ALTERNATIVE FUEL; BIOENGINEERING; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

ANAEROBIC REACTOR; BEVERAGE; BIOENGINEERING; BIOFUEL PRODUCTION; BIOMASS; BIOPROCESS; BIOREACTOR; BIOSYSTEM ANALYSIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; FOOD HANDLING; FOOD INDUSTRY; INDUSTRIAL BIOTECHNOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL SLUDGE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; METHANOGENESIS; MICROBIAL POPULATION DYNAMICS; MIXED CELL CULTURE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; ORGANISMAL INTERACTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES CULTIVATION; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 77958571424     PISSN: 16180240     EISSN: 16182863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/elsc.201000111     Document Type: Review

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