This volume reviews the latest developments in the biochemistry and enzymology of acid and solvent production and indicates the potential of the clostridia as a source of industrial chemicals. It introduces the most recent advances in the cloning and analysis of genes involved in acid and solvent production.
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History and Future Potential of the Clostridia in Biotechnology
Biochemistry and Regulation of Acid and Solvent Production in Clostridia
Properties of Acid and Solvent-Forming Enzymes of Clostridia
Mutagenesis and its Application in Biotechnology
Development and Exploitation of Conjugative Gene Transfer
Clostridia Cloning Vectors
Transformation/Electroporation of the Clostridia
Cloning Structure and Expression of Acid and Solvent Pathway Genes of Clostridia
Molecular Analysis and Expression of Electron Transfer and Nitrogen Metabolism Genes of Clostrida
Transposons in Clostridia
Heat Shock Response and the Onset of Solvent Formation in Clostridia acetobutylicum
The Molecular Biology and Genetics of Substrate Utilization in Clostridia
Xylan and Cellulose Utilization by the Clostridia and Process Technology
Molecular Biology of Nitrogen Fixation in the Clostridia
Molecular Biology and Biotechnology of the Thermophilic Clostridia.