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A. Lateef et al.
Sadek et al. 2018) and deployment scientific techniques to attain food safety in the
production of foods and feeds (Adewoye and Lateef 2004; Lateef et al. 2010a, b;
Lateef and Gueguim-Kana 2014; Lateef and Ojo 2016).
Agricultural microbiology is the study of agriculturally relevant microorganisms, and this field can be further classified into the following sub-fields:
• Plant microbiology and plant pathology—the study of the interactions between
microorganisms and plants and plant pathogens (Elshahawy et al. 2018; Darwesh
et al. 2019d).
• Soil microbiology—the study of those microorganisms that are found in the soil
and their activities (Darwesh et al. 2020b).
• Veterinary microbiology—the study of the role of microbes in veterinary medicine
or animal production.
Environmental microbiology is the study of the function and diversity of
microbes in their natural environments. This involves the characterization of key
bacterial habitats such as the rhizosphere and phyllosphere, soil and groundwater ecosystems, open oceans or extreme environments (extremophiles). This field
includes other branches of microbiology such as: microbial ecology (microbially
mediated nutrient cycling), geomicrobiology (microbial diversity), water microbiology (the study of those microorganisms that are found in water), aeromicrobiology (the study of airborne microorganisms), petroleum microbiology (the study of
microbes involved in the formation of crude oil, exploration and degradation), and
epidemiology and public health (the study of the incidence, spread and control of
disease) (Lateef 2004; Darwesh et al. 2014, 2015).
3 Microbial Technology: An Overview
Microorganisms have been exploited for their specific biochemical and physiological properties from the earliest times for baking, brewing and food preservation and
more recently for producing antibiotics, solvents, amino acids, feed supplements and
chemical feedstuffs. Over time, there has been continuous selection by scientists of
special microbial strains, based on their efficiency to perform a desired function.
Recent developments in molecular biology and genetic engineering could provide
novel solutions to long-standing problems. Over the past decade, scientists have
developed the techniques to move a gene from one organism to another, based on
discoveries of how cells store, duplicate and transfer genetic information. Microbial and biochemical technology journals are the major sources of knowledge for
young and aspiring generations who are keen in pursuing their careers in science.
This system provides easy access to networks of scientific journals. Authors who
contribute their scholarly works to microbial and biochemical technology journals
gain remarkable reputation as the research scholars explore these works extensively.
This process assures considerable impact factor for the journal and good reputation
to the authors that add value to their Academic Performance Index (API) Score.
A. Lateef et al.
Sadek et al. 2018) and deployment scientific techniques to attain food safety in the
production of foods and feeds (Adewoye and Lateef 2004; Lateef et al. 2010a, b;
Lateef and Gueguim-Kana 2014; Lateef and Ojo 2016).
Agricultural microbiology is the study of agriculturally relevant microorganisms, and this field can be further classified into the following sub-fields:
• Plant microbiology and plant pathology—the study of the interactions between
microorganisms and plants and plant pathogens (Elshahawy et al. 2018; Darwesh
et al. 2019d).
• Soil microbiology—the study of those microorganisms that are found in the soil
and their activities (Darwesh et al. 2020b).
• Veterinary microbiology—the study of the role of microbes in veterinary medicine
or animal production.
Environmental microbiology is the study of the function and diversity of
microbes in their natural environments. This involves the characterization of key
bacterial habitats such as the rhizosphere and phyllosphere, soil and groundwater ecosystems, open oceans or extreme environments (extremophiles). This field
includes other branches of microbiology such as: microbial ecology (microbially
mediated nutrient cycling), geomicrobiology (microbial diversity), water microbiology (the study of those microorganisms that are found in water), aeromicrobiology (the study of airborne microorganisms), petroleum microbiology (the study of
microbes involved in the formation of crude oil, exploration and degradation), and
epidemiology and public health (the study of the incidence, spread and control of
disease) (Lateef 2004; Darwesh et al. 2014, 2015).
3 Microbial Technology: An Overview
Microorganisms have been exploited for their specific biochemical and physiological properties from the earliest times for baking, brewing and food preservation and
more recently for producing antibiotics, solvents, amino acids, feed supplements and
chemical feedstuffs. Over time, there has been continuous selection by scientists of
special microbial strains, based on their efficiency to perform a desired function.
Recent developments in molecular biology and genetic engineering could provide
novel solutions to long-standing problems. Over the past decade, scientists have
developed the techniques to move a gene from one organism to another, based on
discoveries of how cells store, duplicate and transfer genetic information. Microbial and biochemical technology journals are the major sources of knowledge for
young and aspiring generations who are keen in pursuing their careers in science.
This system provides easy access to networks of scientific journals. Authors who
contribute their scholarly works to microbial and biochemical technology journals
gain remarkable reputation as the research scholars explore these works extensively.
This process assures considerable impact factor for the journal and good reputation
to the authors that add value to their Academic Performance Index (API) Score.