The contribution of microbial biotechnology to economic growth and employment creation

Microbial Biotechnology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2017, Pages 1137-1144

  Timmis, Kenneth ^a   de Lorenzo, Victor ^b   Verstraete, Willy ^c   Ramos, Juan Luis ^d   Danchin, Antoine ^e   Brüssow, Harald ^f   Singh, Brajesh K ^g   Timmis, James Kenneth ^h  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b CENTRO NACIONAL DE BIOTECNOLOGÍA   (Spain)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d CSIC   (Spain)

^e PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^f Chaumeny   (Switzerland)

^g WESTERN SYDNEY UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^h IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON FOOTPRINT; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMPLOYMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY; FERMENTATION; FOOD INTAKE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MINING; POPULATION GROWTH; PRODUCTIVITY; TRAVEL; URBANIZATION; WASTE WATER MANAGEMENT; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; MANPOWER; MICROBIOLOGY;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 85029681099     PISSN: 17517907     EISSN: 17517915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.12845     Document Type: Article

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