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Biomass production of Cellulomonas was optimal with 1% (w/v) bagasse pith pre-treated with either 0.2 M NaOH for 1 h at 80°C or 0.4 M NaOH for 40 h at 28 to 30°C. Growth was similar to that obtained with a more severe treatment used as control and compared well with other reports for cellulolytic bacteria cultivated on pre-treated bagasse pith.
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Rodríguez, H., Alvarez, R. & Enríquez, A. Evaluation of different alkali treatments of bagasse pith for cultivation of Cellulomonas sp.. World J Microbiol Biotechnol 9, 213–215 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00327840
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