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Solvent production byClostridium pasteurianum in media of high sugar content

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The fermentation end products ofClostridium pasteurianum ATCC 6013 are normally acetic and butyric acids. When grown in media of high sugar content however, significant quantities of solvents (acetone, butanol and ethanol) were produced. Solvent production was not stimulated by added acetic and butyric acids, nor was the effect due to a low water activity of the mediumper se.

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  1. Department of Botany and Microbiology, University College of Wales, SY23 3DA, Aberystwyth, Dyfed, UK

    Janet Harris, R. Mulder, D. B. Kell, R. P. Walter & J. G. Morris

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Harris, J., Mulder, R., Kell, D.B. et al. Solvent production byClostridium pasteurianum in media of high sugar content. Biotechnol Lett 8, 889–892 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01078654

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