Journal: Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

"This electronic version of the print journal of the same name is published on the world wide web by Springer Berlin Heidelberg and focuses on the following subject areas:

--Biotechnology - with reference of culturing of prokaryotic or eukaryotic cells, application of enzymes, biotransformations, corrosion of materials, biodeterioration, biodegradation, and biosensors. --Biochemical engineering - all biotechnological processes using microorganisms or enzymes, applying immobilization techniques, new bioreactors and their characterization and kinetics of microbial processes. Papers reporting only purification or characterization of enzymes of biotechnological interest will be restricted to hitherto not described enzymes and to enzymes which are significantly different to already kno wn enzymes.

--Applied genetics and regulation - all aspects of research and development relating to biotechnology, biotechnological aspects of genetic control and development of microbial strains by classical and molecular techniques, strain improveme nt, cell fusion and recombinant DNA technology.

--Applied Microbial and Cell Physiology - All Fields of Applied Microbiology With Respect To Biotechnology, Excluding Medical Microbiology. Included Are Production of Primary and Secondary Metabolites, Transformations By Microorganisms, Microbial Energy Production, Conversion of substrates, degradation of substances and control of microbial processes.

--EnvironmeNtal Biotechnology - Covering Microorganisms and Their Physiology in Processes, Such As Sewage Purification And/or Treatment of Sludges, Wastes and Refuses, and the Technology of Processes in Relation To the Organisms Involved. Biotechnological Soil Decontamination, degradation of xenobiotics and other problematic substances, bioremediation, and biotechnolo gical gas purification.

--Minireviews - Short reviews describing biotechnological products, or the current state of relevant processes for the biotechnological production or degradation of compounds, or bioreactors and other equipment used for biotechnolog ical processes.