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Cellulose: Energy source for microbial protein

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Mixed cultures of bacteria anaerobically attacking cellulosic materials produce sufficient acetic, butyric, lactic and formic acids and ethanol and glucose to account for most of the original carbon. These products contain 60 to 90% of the free energy of the cellulose and are all usable as carbon sources for the aerobic growth of yeast.

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Mark hall, B. Cellulose: Energy source for microbial protein. Econ Bot 19, 46–52 (1965). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02971185

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