This book ‘An Approach to Microbial Biotechnology: A Laboratory Handbook’ covers microbial biotechnology techniques resolving the cumbersome procedures of microbial identification. Various aspects of comparative biochemical, phenotypical, chemotaxonomic and molecular analysis for appropriate identification of cultured microorganisms have been included. The techniques presented in this book are simple, reliable and reproducible and are fundamental to most microbiological studies. This book encompasses microbial handling techniques evaluated and recommended by year-long practical experiences.