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Ethanol fermentation on the move

The complete genome sequence of the ethanol-producing bacterium Zymomonas mobilis provides new opportunities for industrial alcohol fermentation.

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Figure 1: Ethanol fermentation in Zymomonas mobilis.

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Jeffries, T. Ethanol fermentation on the move. Nat Biotechnol 23, 40–41 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt0105-40

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