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Formation and characterization of non-growth states in Clostridium thermocellum: spores and L-forms

BACKGROUND: Clostridium thermocellum is an anaerobic thermophilic bacterium that exhibits high levels of cellulose solublization and produces ethanol as an end product of its metabolism. Using cellulosic biomass as a feedstock for fuel production is an attractive prospect, however, growth arrest can...

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Autores principales: Mearls, Elizabeth B, Izquierdo, Javier A, Lynd, Lee R
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3438076/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22897981
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-12-180