High ethanol tolerance of new isolates of Clostridium thermocellum strains SS21 and SS22

World Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 155-159

  Sudha Rani, K ^a   Seenayya, G ^a  

^a OSMANIA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Anaerobic bacteria; Biomass to ethanol; Ethanol tolerance; Growth temperature; Solvent tolerance; Thermophilic bacteria

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ALCOHOL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CULTURE MEDIUM; GENETIC STRAIN; GROWTH INHIBITION; PHYSICAL TOLERANCE; SOLVENT; TEMPERATURE;

CLOSTRIDIUM THERMOCELLUM;

EID: 0032853388     PISSN: 09593993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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