Improvement of acetate production from lactose by growing Clostridium thermolacticum in mixed batch culture

Journal of Applied Microbiology

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 824-831

  Collet, Christophe ^a   Schwitzguebel J P ^a   Peringer P ^a  

^a EPFL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Acetate; Clostridium; Lactose; Methanogen; Mixed culture; Thermophilic

Indexed keywords

BATCH CELL CULTURE; BYPRODUCTS; CALCIUM COMPOUNDS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CLOSTRIDIUM; MAGNESIUM COMPOUNDS; SUGARS;

ACETATE; ANAEROBIC CONSORTIA; BATCH CULTURE; CHEESE INDUSTRY; CLOSTRIDIUM THERMOLACTICUM; LACTOSE; MIXED CULTURES; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; THERMOPHILICS; WHEY PERMEATE;

ETHANOL;

ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN; LACTIC ACID; LACTOSE;

MICROBIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; GROWTH RATE; METHANOTHERMOBACTER THERMOAUTOTROPHICUS; METHANOTHERMUS; MILK; MOORELLA THERMOACETICA; MOORELLA THERMOAUTOTROPHICA; NONHUMAN; WHEY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLOSTRIDIUM; CLOSTRIDIUM STERCORARIUM SUBSP. THERMOLACTICUM; CLOSTRIDIUM THERMOLACTICUM; METHANOTHERMOBACTER; METHANOTHERMOBACTER THERMAUTOTROPHICUS; METHANOTHERMUS; MOORELLA THERMOACETICA; MOORELLA THERMOAUTOTROPHICA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 0141650383     PISSN: 13645072     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2672.2003.02060.x     Document Type: Article

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