Bio-pigmentation and Biotechnological Implementations
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• Proposes microbial uniqueness of coloration in variety of food, feed and pharmaceuticals
• Covers the basic science behind bio-pigmentation as well as the latest advances in the field
• Describes detection strategies for screening and identifying color producing microorganisms under varying environmental conditions
• Provides an exhaustive review of the literature on color producing extremophiles and offers fascinating insights into color production as a stress response in extremophiles
• Explores microbial molecular mechanisms of color production, with special coverage of color production as secondary metabolites under environmental stress
Bio-pigmentation and Biotechnological Implementations is required reading for professionals and post-doctoral students of microbiology, applied microbiology, food microbiology, food science, and food biochemistry. It is a valuable working resource for scientists working in color-dependent food, feed, and pharmaceuticals.
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Om V. Singh, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Microbiology at the University of Pittsburgh, Bradford, PA, USA. Dr. Singh's work in the field of microbiology and proteomics has focused on topics in environmental microbiology, bioenergy, stress proteins, and diversity of extremophiles, all areas in which he has published extensively over the decade.
