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Diversity and physiological characterization of D-xylose-fermenting yeasts isolated from the Brazilian Amazonian Forest.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2012
Cadete Raquel M, Melo Monaliza A, Dussán Kelly J, Rodrigues Rita C L B, Silva Silvio S, Zilli Jerri E, Vital Marcos J S, Gomes Fátima C O, Lachance Marc-André, Rosa Carlos A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: This study is the first to investigate the Brazilian Amazonian Forest to identify new D-xylose-fermenting yeasts that might potentially be used in the production of ethanol from sugarcane bagasse hemicellulosic hydrolysates. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: A total of 224 yeast strains were isolated from rotting wood samples collected in two Amazonian forest reserve sites. These samples were cultured...
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