Synopsis Industrial Microbiology as an art dates back into antiquity. This book is based on the UGC syllabus of Industrial Microbiology. The book concentrates on the techniques that generally feature prominently in undergraduate practical classes. Exercises such as isolation and culture of microbes from different sources, their maintenance under laboratory conditions, electrophoresis, chromatography, biochemical quantifications, immunology, soil, water, air and dairy microbiology are dealt. Apart from this nucleic acid isolations, mushroom culture and fermentation technology are also covered. The contents of the book will serve to help students of different courses studying Microbiology as a subject.