Table of Contents

Section I Fermentation Microbiology and Biotechnology: Central and Modern Concepts Chapter 1 Fermentation Microbiology and Biotechnology: An Historical Perspective Chapter 2 Microbiology of Industrial Fermentation: Central and Modern Concepts Chapter 3 Fermentation Kinetics: Central and Modern Concepts Section II Fermentation Microbiology and Biotechnology: Control of Carbon Flux to Product Formation in Microbial Cell Factories Chapter 4 Microbial Synthesis of Primary Metabolites: Current Trends and Future Prospects Chapter 5 Microbial Synthesis of Secondary Metabolites and Strain Improvement: Current Trends and Future Prospects Chapter 6 Flux Control Analysis and Stoichiometric Network Modeling: Current Trends and Future Prospects Chapter 7 Control of Metabolite Efflux in Microbial Cell Factories: Current Advances and Future Prospects Section III Fermentation Microbiology and Biotechnology: Metabolic, Enzymatic, and Genetic Engineering of Microorganisms Chapter 8 Increasing Tolerance and Robustness of Industrial Microorganisms: Current Strategies and Future Prospects Chapter 9 Engineering Microorganisms for the Production of Pharmaceutical Biomolecules: Current Trends and Future Prospects Chapter 10 Enzyme and Cofactor Engineering: Current Trends and Future Prospects in the Pharmaceutical and Fermentation Industries Section IV Fermentation Microbiology and Biotechnology: Bioconversion of Renewable Resources to Desirable End Products Chapter 11 Conversion of Renewable Resources to Biofuels and Fine Chemicals: Current Trends and Future Prospects Chapter 12 Biorefineries: Industrial Perspectives and Challenges in Primary and Secondary Metabolism Chapter 13 Solid-State Fermentation: Current Trends and Future Prospects Section V Fermentation Microbiology and Biotechnology: Tools, Monitoring, and Control of Fermentation Processes Chapter 14 Functional Genomics: Current Trends, Tools, and Future Prospects in the Fermentation and Pharmaceutical Industries Chapter 15 Bioreactors: Design, Operation, and Applications Chapter 16 Biosensors in Bioprocess Monitoring and Control: Current Trends and Future Prospects Chapter 17 Cell Immobilization and Its Applications in Biotechnology: Current Trends and Future Prospects Chapter 18 Recent Advances and Impacts of Microtiter Plate-Based Fermentations in Synthetic Biology and Bioprocess Development Chapter 19 Control and Monitoring of Industrial Fermentations: An Industrial Perspective and Recent Trends

About the Author

Mansi El-Mansi has been on the faculty of Glasgow University, in Edinburgh, at Sharda University, India, and more recently at Elizade University, Nigeria. His research was the first to postulate and unravel the role of HS-CoA in the partition of carbon flux among enzymes of central metabolism during growth of Escherichia coli on acetate. He was also the first to provide evidence supporting Dan Kosahland’s theory of "ultrasensitivity". His research activities, which span the best part of 30 years, yielded an extensive list of publications of which four are single-author publications in peer-reviewed journals. He is currently the Director of Science Education and Research at Bio-Ed, a United Kingdom based company.