Applied Microbiology

Microbial Biotechnology

The advancement of microbial agents for biological control of plant and animal pests, modifications of plant and animal pathogens for reduced virulence, development of new industrial catalysts and fermentation organisms, and development of new microbial agents for bioremediation of soil and water contaminated by agricultural runoff are just a few of the advances that microbial biotechnology, enabled by genome studies, will bring about.

Research in microbial genomics and microbial biotechnology is essential for advancements in biotechnology, value-added goods, human nutrition and functional foods, plant and animal protection, and basic agricultural science research.