Acetate enhances solvent production and prevents degeneration in Clostridium beijerinckii BA101

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 170-173

  Chen, C K ^a   Blaschek, H P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; BUTANOL; SOLVENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM BEIJERINCKII; COMPETITION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FERMENTATION; NONHUMAN; OPERON;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM BEIJERINCKII; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0032868399     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s002530051504     Document Type: Article

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