Microbial process kinetics

Basic Biotechnology: Third Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 155-180

  Nielsen, Jens ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

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EID: 84876433863     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511802409.008     Document Type: Chapter

References (8)

1. Herbert, D. Some principles of continuous culture. Recent Progress in Microbiology 7: 381-396, 1959. A reference paper on maintenance metabolism. Very clear in its presentation.
2. Monod, J. Recherches sur la Croissance des Cultures Bacteriennes. Paris: Hermann et Cie, 1942. A classic paper on kinetics of microbial growth. The original paper specifies the kinetics and gives a qualitative description of cellular growth kinetics.
3. Neidhardt, F. C., Ingraham, J. L. and Schaechter, M. Physiology of the Bacterial Cell. A Molecular Approach. Sunderland: Sinauer Associates, 1990. An excellent monograph on microbial physiology. The book gives a very comprehensive description of the growth physiology of bacteria. The description of microbial biochemistry is very well structured and excellent for both teaching and research.
4. Nielsen, J., Villadsen, J. and Liden, G. Bioreaction Engineering Principles, second edition. New York: Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, 2002. A comprehensive monograph on modelling of fermentation processes. The book treats both growth kinetics and design of bioreactor operation.
5. Pirt, S. J. The maintenance energy of bacteria in growing cultures. Proceedings of The Royal Society London, Series B 163: 224-231, 1965. A classic paper on maintenance metabolism. The paper is very clear in its presentation.
6. Roels, J. A. Energetics and Kinetics in Biotechnology. Amsterdam: Elsevier
7. Biomedical Press, 1983. An excellent monograph on thermodynamics and kinetics of cellular growth.
8. Stephanopoulos, G., Nielsen, J. and Aristodou, A. Metabolic Engineering. Principles and Methodologies. San Diego: Academic Press, 1998. A comprehensive monograph on modern theoretical methods applied in fermentation physiology and metabolic engineering. The book describes the theory behind metabolic flux analysis, metabolic control analysis, and thermodynamics of cellular reactions.