An industrial microorganism must produce the product of interest in high yield, grow rapidly on inexpensive culture media available in bulk quantities, be amenable to genetic, manipulation, and, if possible, be nonpathogenic.
Industrial products are many, as are both cells and substances made by cells.
List three important products of industrial biocatalyses. Section 11.2 Primary and secondary metabolites are produced during active cell growth or near the onset of stationary phase, respectively. Many economically valuable microbial products are secondary metabolites. Section 11.3 Large-scale industrial fermentations present several engineering problems. In aerobic processes, ensuring adequate oxygen availability in a large industrial tank is a difficult problem, requiring installations for stirring and aeration.