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Table 1 Comparison of strains grown on low substrate (5 g/L cellobiose)

From: Simultaneous achievement of high ethanol yield and titer in Clostridium thermocellum

Strain name

Description

Growth rate μ (h−1)

AG553

C. thermocellum DSM1313 Δhpt ΔhydG Δldh Δpfl Δpta-ack [10]

0.06 ± 0.01

AG601

Selected from AG553 after first stage adaptive evolution

0.10 ± 0.01

LL1210

Selected from AG601 after second stage adaptive evolution

0.22 ± 0.02

  1. Error bars represent one standard deviation, n = 3