Characterisation of a novel thermotolerant yeast, Kluyveromyces marxianus var marxianus: Development of an ethanol fermentation process

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 323-327

  Hack, C J ^a   Marchant, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Novel yeast; Process development; Thermotolerance

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CULTURE MEDIUM; FERMENTATION; FUNGUS GROWTH; KLUYVEROMYCES; MOBILIZATION; NONHUMAN; TEMPERATURE; YEAST;

FUNGI; KLUYVEROMYCES; KLUYVEROMYCES MARXIANUS;

EID: 0031686891     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jim.2900532     Document Type: Article

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