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Formation of β-1,4-Oligoglucosides by Certain Acetobacter Species

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RECENT studies1 in these laboratories have revealed the presence of cellobiose, cellotriose and cellotetraose in cellulose-producing cultures of Acetobacter acetigenum, NCIB 8132. The present communication deals with an extension of this work in which other cellulose-producing cultures were examined for the presence of β-1,4-oligoglucosides. Mutant organisms unable to produce extracellular cellulose (celluloseless mutants) were also studied.

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STEEL, R., WALKER, T. Formation of β-1,4-Oligoglucosides by Certain Acetobacter Species. Nature 180, 201–202 (1957). https://doi.org/10.1038/180201b0

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