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Appl Environ Microbiol. 1985 March; 49(3): 475-477

Characteristics and Adaptability of Some New Isolates of Clostridium thermocellum

Judith Bender1, Y. Vatcharapijarn1 and T. W. Jeffries2,*

1 Department of Biology, Morehouse College, Atlanta, Georgia 30314
2 U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin 53705

ABSTRACT

Six strains of Clostridium thermocellum isolated from various environments were characterized as to growth rate, production of reducing sugars, ethanol, and acetic acid from cellulose, base composition of DNA, and the abilities to adapt to ethanol and to grow at 45°C. Five of the six new isolates produced 7 to 15% more ethanol and two produced about 45% more reducing sugars than a standard reference strain. One strain (MC-6) adapted more readily to growth in 2% ethanol than the others.

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* Corresponding author.

Appl Environ Microbiol. 1985 March; 49(3): 475-477




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