Introduction to fermentation processes
Microbial growth kinetics
Isolation and improvement of industrially important microorganisms
Media for industrial fermentations
Sterilization in industrial fermentations
Culture preservation and inoculum development in industrial processes
The recovery and purification of fermentation products
Production of heterologous proteins, organic acids and bioactive molecules

"Principles of Fermentation Technology" (3rd ed.)
Peter Stanbury, Allan Whitaker & Stephen Hall
Elsevier (2016) - ISBN: 9780080999531
Cap. 1-6, 9-10 & 12

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Phases for the development of a fermentation process
Screening and choice of the microorganism, characteristics of a microorganism of industrial interest. Conservation and maintenance of strains of industrial interest
Strain improvement
Submerged and solid state fermentation
Reactor typologies: STR Air lift
Fermentation mode: Batch Fed-batch, continuous
Aerobic fermentation, Oxygen transfer
Case studies: production of polysaccharides, production of penicillins, recombinant proteins production from sugary syrups

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