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A coculture consisting of two mesophilic anaerobes, produced about 0.8 mole of ethanol per mole of cellulose from a variety of cellulosic materials. The non-cellulolytic member of this coculture, Clostridium saccharolyticum sp. nov. converted glucose and xylose to ethanol and acetic acid in ratios over 4 to 1.
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Khan, A.W., Murray, W.D. Single step conversion of cellulose to ethanol by a mesophilic coculture. Biotechnol Lett 4, 177–180 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00144320
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