title: Clostridium thermosaccharolyticum strain deficient in acetate production.
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.
mesh_terms: D000085:Acetates / Q000378:metabolism*; D019342:Acetic Acid; D003013:Clostridium / Q000378:metabolism*; D003470:Culture Media; D009154:Mutation
chemical_list: D000085:Acetates; D003470:Culture Media; D019342:Acetic Acid