Physiological and biochemical contributions to the taxonomy of the genusPrototheca
β Scribed by Wolfgang Kerfin; Erich Kessler
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1978
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 204 KB
- Volume
- 116
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0302-8933
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β¦ Synopsis
16 strains of the genus Prototheca do not produce extracellular amylolytic enzymes. The base composition of their DNA shows rather continuous values from 62 ~ to 78 ~o GC (guanine + cytosine). Their assignment to four species and their possible relationship with Chlorella protothecoides are discussed.
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The products of glucose fermentation were studied in 87 strains of the genus Chlorella. Lactic acid, acetic acid, formic acid, glycerol, ethanol, H2 and CO2 were identified. The lactic acid was shown to be D(minus)lactic acid. The pattern of fermentation produces is species-specific and can therefor