Microbial development in distillers wet grains produced during fuel ethanol production from corn (Zea mays)

Canadian Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1046-1052

  Lehman, R Michael ^a   Rosentrater, Kurt A ^a  

^a NORTH CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofuel; Distillers grain; Ethanol production; Microbiology; Microorganisms

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; CROPS; DISTILLERIES; ETHANOL FUELS; LACTIC ACID; PRODUCTION; YEAST;

CORN GRAIN; DISTILLERS GRAIN; ETHANOL PRODUCTION; SPOILAGE;

GRAIN (AGRICULTURAL PRODUCT);

ALCOHOL; CARBON DIOXIDE; FATTY ACID; FUEL; PROBIOTIC AGENT;

BACTERIUM; BIOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; ETHANOL; HETEROTROPHY; MAIZE; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; MICROORGANISM; YEAST;

ALCOHOL PRODUCTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CELL VIABILITY; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CORN; DISTILLATION; DRY MASS; FERMENTATION; LACTIC ACID BACTERIUM; MICROBIAL GROWTH; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; MICROFLORA; MOISTURE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEDIOCOCCUS; PEDIOCOCCUS PENTOSACEUS; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; YEAST CELL;

BACTERIA; CEREALS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ETHANOL; FUNGI; INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY; WATER; ZEA MAYS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI; MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS; PEDIOCOCCUS PENTOSACEUS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 35948967527     PISSN: 00084166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/W07-073     Document Type: Article

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