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Mutants of Pachysolen tannophilus that produce enhanced amounts of acetic acid from D-xylose and other sugars

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Two mutants of Pachysolen tannophilus were isolated which produced considerably more acetic acid from several sugars than a wild type strain. Such mutants are of potential interest for the production of acetic acid rather than ethanol from lignocellulosic hydrolysates.

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  1. Division of Biological Sciences National Research Council of Canada, K1A 0R6, Ottawa, Canada

    G. Mahmourides, R. Maleszka, A. P. James & H. Schneider

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Issued as NRCC No. 20810.

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Mahmourides, G., Maleszka, R., James, A.P. et al. Mutants of Pachysolen tannophilus that produce enhanced amounts of acetic acid from D-xylose and other sugars. Biotechnol Lett 5, 29–32 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00189960

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