Improved ethanol tolerance and production in strains of Clostridium thermocellum

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 57-60

  Sudha Rani, K ^a   Swamy, M V ^a   Sunitha, D ^a   Haritha, D ^a   Seenayya, G ^a  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anaerobic bacteria; Biomass to ethanol; Ethanol production; Ethanol tolerance; Thermophilic bacteria

Indexed keywords

EID: 0030056187     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf00327802     Document Type: Article

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