Books in the Society for Applied Bacteriology series

Many recent technical developments in immunology have potential or actual applications to many branches of the biological sciences; the papers here were presented on this topic at the Society for Applied Bacteriology's Autumn Demonstration Meeting at the South Bank Polytechnic, London, 1986.

This collection of symposium papers provides a detailed and up-to-date account of the form of life that is the bacterial spore. Contributions range from basic biology and taxonomy to the practical problems of spore destruction, and control in the food and pharmaceutical industries.

Considers the rapid microbiological techniques, which are being increasingly used in industry as alternatives to more conventional methods. In this volume, leading experts from research and industry review the wide variety of approaches that are needed in an industrial setting.