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. 1995 Mar;61(3):1153–1155. doi: 10.1128/aem.61.3.1153-1155.1995

Conversion of Paraffin Oil to Alcohols by Clostridium thermosaccharolyticum

S M Landuyt, E J Hsu, B Wang, S Tsay
PMCID: PMC1388397  PMID: 16534965

Abstract

Solventogenic cells of Clostridium thermosaccharolyticum converted the paraffin oil overlay, used to maintain anaerobic conditions, into butanol, ethanol, and isopropanol only under oxyduric conditions.

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