title: Formation of n-Butanol from d-Glucose by Strains of the "Clostridium tetanomorphum" Group.
abstract: A clostridial strain has been isolated that produced n-butanol, ethanol, butyrate, and acetate as major fermentation products from glucose but no acetone. At a pH of 6.6, n-butanol was formed by this microorganism only during growth. On the basis of its physiological characteristics and DNA-DNA homology data, the strain was assigned to the "Clostridium tetanomorphum" group (S. Nakamura, I. Okado, T. Abe, and S. Nishida, J. Gen. Microbiol. 113:29-35, 1979). All members of this group were shown to produce n-butanol from glucose as the major fermentation product, whereas C. cochlearium produced it in only minor amounts.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Mikrobiologie der Universität and Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen der Gesellschaft für Biotechnologische Forschung, D-3400 Göttingen, Federal Republic of Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gottwald
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hippe
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gottschalk