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Direct fermentation of cellodextrins to ethanol byCandida wickerhamii andC. Lusitaniae

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Production of ethanol from cellodextrins, as large as cellohexose, byCandida lusitaniae andC. wickerhamii was studied.C. lusitaniae fermented only glucose and cellobiose, whereasC. wickerhamii efficiently fermented cellodextrins. Maximum ethanol yields of 29.2 g/liter from 54 g/liter cellodextrins were achieved byC. wickerhamii in 3–4 days.

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  1. U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, Northern Regional Research Center, 1815 N. University Street, 61604, Peoria, Illinois

    Shelby N. Freer & Robert W. Detroy

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Freer, S.N., Detroy, R.W. Direct fermentation of cellodextrins to ethanol byCandida wickerhamii andC. Lusitaniae . Biotechnol Lett 4, 453–458 (1982). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01134594

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