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The batch fermentation kinetics of a novel thermotolerant strain of the yeast Kluveromyces marxianus were evaluated between 30°C and 48°C. The most significant effects of elevated temperature were reductions in overall biomass and ethanol yields. Decreases in the concentration of ethanol attained, and the presence of unutilized substrate suggested increased ethanol inhibition at the higher temperatures studied.
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Hughes, D.B., Tudroszen, N.J. & Moye, C.J. The effect of temperature on the kinetics of ethanol production by a thermotolerant strain of Kluveromyces marxianus . Biotechnol Lett 6, 1–6 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00128221
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