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Fermentation of D-xylose to ethanol by a strain ofCandida shehatae

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A strain ofCandida shehatae fermented 9% D-xylose directly to ethanol within 40 hours with a yield coefficient of 0.29. The specific rate of ethanol production attained a maximum value of 0.28 g ethanol (g cells h)−1. The aeration rate greatly influenced the fermentation parameters. The performance of this yeast compared favourably with the published data for other xylose-fermenting microorganisms.

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  1. Department of Microbiology, University of the Orange Free State, P.O. Box 339, 9300, Bloemfontein, South Africa

    J. C. du Preez

  2. Microbiology Research Group, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, P.O. Box 395, 0001, Pretoria, South Africa

    J. P. van der Walt

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du Preez, J.C., van der Walt, J.P. Fermentation of D-xylose to ethanol by a strain ofCandida shehatae . Biotechnol Lett 5, 357–362 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01141138

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