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High yield conversion of sucrose into ethanol by a flocculentZymomonas sp isolated from sugarcane juice

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A flocculentZymomonas sp strain was isolated from fermenting sugarcane juice taking advantage of the motility and ethanol tolerance. The capacity of the new isolate to convert glucose and sucrose into EtOH was investigated. using 200 g/l sucrose feed the isolate showed a sucrose uptake and EtOH yield over 3 times higher than those of the test organismZ. mobilis ATCC 10988.

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  1. Planta Piloto de Procesos Industriales Microbiológicos-Proimi, Avda. Belgrano y Pje. Caseros, 4.00, Tucumán, Argentina

    Emilio Rodríguez & Danley A. S. Callieri

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Rodríguez, E., Callieri, D.A.S. High yield conversion of sucrose into ethanol by a flocculentZymomonas sp isolated from sugarcane juice. Biotechnol Lett 8, 745–748 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01032575

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