: Identifying microbial strains that produce desired metabolites efficiently while maintaining stability.
First published in 1968 (with subsequent revised editions), L. E. Casida Jr.’s approach was revolutionary. Before Casida, industrial microbiology was often treated as a niche chapter in general microbiology texts. Casida gave it a spine.
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