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Yeast strains capable of fermenting starch were selected. Among 90 strains able to assimilate starch, only two could appreciably ferment soluble starch. The study of these strains showed that it was possible to ferment starch solution up to 150 g soluble starch/l.
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Frelot, D., Moulin, G. & Galzy, P. Strain selection for the purpose of alcohol production from starch substrates. Biotechnol Lett 4, 705–708 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00134663
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