title: [Preface for special issue on industrial biotechnology (2014)].
abstract: Industrial biotechnology provides practical solutions to the challenges in the areas of resources, energy and environment. Based on the 7th China Summit Forum on Industrial Biotechnology Development, this special issue reports the latest advances in the fields of bioinformatics, microbial cell factories, fermentation engineering, industrial enzymes and high throughput screening methods.
authors.forename: Dunming
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: Chaoguang
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tian
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology; D002681:China; D004798:Enzymes / Q000737:chemistry; D005285:Fermentation; D057166:High-Throughput Screening Assays; D007218:Industrial Microbiology
chemical_list: D004798:Enzymes