Covers microbial applications in industry, including fermentation and waste treatment. Explores screening, culture preparation, and process optimization. Details antibiotic, enzyme, and organic acid production. Discusses future trends in industrial microbiology. Suitable for students and industrial technicians. Industrial Microbiology encompasses a broad complex area of study. It includes many uses of microorganisms to produce products of economic value and to decompose the wastes of municipalities and industry. In addition, it includes the prevention of unwanted growth of microorganisms and the resultant deterioration of natural and man-made materials. It is written as an introductory text to provide the college junior or senior students or the industrial technicians needing to gain an insight into this area, with a working knowledge of the theory and practice of various aspects of industrial microbiology.