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Raw sewage and activated sludge have been shown to be good sources for isolating a levan-synthesising bacterium. The morphological, cultural and physiological characteristics of the bacterium have been described and the designation.Corynebacterium laevaniformans, nov. spec. has been proposed for it. Some of the factors which influence levan synthesis are reported.
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Dias, F., Bhat, J.V. A new levan producing bacterium,Corynebacterium laev aniformans nov. spec.. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 28, 63–72 (1962). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02538722
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