Table of contents : Front Matter....Pages i-xv Diversity of Industrially Relevant Microbes....Pages 1-11 Microbial Technology and Biotechnology....Pages 13-18 Fermentation Technology....Pages 19-35 Agricultural Applications of Microbes....Pages 37-54 Environment and Microbes....Pages 55-64 Microbes in the Food Industry....Pages 65-69 Microbes in Production of Commodity Chemicals....Pages 71-81 Microbes in Production of Fine Chemicals (Antibiotics, Drugs, Vitamins, and Amino Acids)....Pages 83-120 Microbial Enzymes and Their Industrial Applications....Pages 121-154 Strategies of Strain Improvement of Industrial Microbes....Pages 155-171 Vaccines and Their Production....Pages 173-178 Immobilisation and Biosensors....Pages 179-190