Conversion of corn fiber to ethanol by recombinant E. coli strain FBR3

Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 575-581

  Dien, B S ^a   Iten, L B ^a   Bothast, R J ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR AGRICULTURAL UTILIZATION RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Biofuel; Corn fiber; Escherichia coli; Ethanologenic; Pentoses

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ARABINOSE; GLUCOSE; LIGNOCELLULOSE; SUGAR; SULFURIC ACID; XYLOSE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATALYST; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORN; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FERMENTATION; FIBER; NONHUMAN; PH; TEMPERATURE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0032774405     PISSN: 13675435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jim.2900628     Document Type: Article

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