Degradation of ethanol plant by-products by Exophiala lecanii-corni and Saccharomyces cerevisiae in batch studies

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 902-910

  Pirnie Fisker, Erica F ^a   Woertz, Jennifer R ^a  

^a University of Notre Dame   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; FORMALDEHYDE; FUNGI; GROWTH KINETICS; HEALTH RISKS; METABOLITES; OXIDATION; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ENERGY SOURCES; SOLE CARBON;

ETHANOL;

ACETALDEHYDE; ACETIC ACID; ALCOHOL; CARBON; FORMALDEHYDE; GLYCEROL; LACTIC ACID; METHANOL;

ACETIC ACID; BIODEGRADATION; ETHANOL; FORMALDEHYDE; FUNGUS; GROWTH; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; METHANOL; SECONDARY METABOLITE;

ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; ENERGY RESOURCE; EXOPHIALA LECANII CORNI; FUNGUS; GROWTH; METABOLITE; NONHUMAN; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

ACETALDEHYDE; ACETIC ACID; AIR POLLUTANTS; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CARBON; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; ETHANOL; EXOPHIALA; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; FORMALDEHYDE; GLYCEROL; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; LACTIC ACID; METHANOL; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EXOPHIALA LECANII-CORNI; FUNGI; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

EID: 33847275165     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-006-0726-6     Document Type: Article

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