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. 1986 Jan;165(1):319–320. doi: 10.1128/jb.165.1.319-320.1986

Clostridium thermosaccharolyticum strain deficient in acetate production.

D M Rothstein
PMCID: PMC214410  PMID: 3941047

Abstract

A mutant of Clostridium thermosaccharolyticum that is blocked in acetate production was isolated after treatment with nitrosoguanidine and selection for fluoroacetate resistance. The mutant produced more ethanol than the parent strain did.

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