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Cloning, Sequencing, and Expressions of Genes Encoding Enzymes of the Autotrophic Acetyl-CoA Pathway in the Acetogen Clostridium thermoaceticum

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Genetics and Molecular Biology of Anaerobic Bacteria

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Abstract

Clostridium thermoaceticum, first described by Fontaine et al. (1942), is a thermophilic anaerobic bacterium that ferments glucose, fructose and xylose to acetate as the only product (Reactions 1 and 2).

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Morton, T.A., Chou, CF., Ljungdahl, L.G. (1993). Cloning, Sequencing, and Expressions of Genes Encoding Enzymes of the Autotrophic Acetyl-CoA Pathway in the Acetogen Clostridium thermoaceticum . In: Sebald, M. (eds) Genetics and Molecular Biology of Anaerobic Bacteria. Brock/Springer Series in Contemporary Bioscience. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-7087-5_28

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