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dc.contributor.authorHudson, J. Andrew
dc.contributor.authorMorgan, Hugh W.
dc.contributor.authorDaniel, Roy M.
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-01T02:41:15Z
dc.date.available2010-09-01T02:41:15Z
dc.date.issued1990
dc.identifier.citationHudson, J., Morgan, H.W. & Daniel, R.M. (1990). Cellulolytic properties of an extremely thermophilic anaerobe. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 33(6), 687-691.en_NZ
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10289/4499
dc.description.abstractAn extremely thermophilic anaerobe was isolated from a New Zealand hot spring by incubating bacterial mat strands in a medium containing xylan. The Gramreaction-negative organism that was subsequently purified had a temperature optimum of 70° C and a pH optimum of 7.0. The isolate, designated strain H173, grew on a restricted range of carbon sources. In batch culture H173 could degrade Avicel completely when supplied at 5 or 10 g l⁻¹. There was an initial growth phase, during which a cellulase complex was produced and carbohydrates fermented to form acetic and lactic acids, followed by a phase where cells were not metabolising but the cellulase complex actively converted cellulose to glucose. When co-cultured with strain Rt8.B1, an ethanologenic extreme thermophile, glucose was fermented to ethanol and acetate, and no reducing sugars accumulated in the medium. In pH controlled batch culture H173 produced an increased amount of lactate and acetate but there was again a phase when reducing sugars accumulated in the medium, and these were converted to ethanol by co-culture with Rt8.B1.en_NZ
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherElsevieren_NZ
dc.relation.urihttp://www.springerlink.com/content/t3h1w2m265486745/en_NZ
dc.subjectbiologyen_NZ
dc.titleCellulolytic properties of an extremely thermophilic anaerobeen_NZ
dc.typeJournal Articleen_NZ
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/BF00604939en_NZ


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