Researchers Modify Bacterium to Produce Ethanol Directly with High Yield Date: Wednesday, May 31 @ 20:19:15 PDT Topic: Hydrocarbon Alternatives
Researchers from the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico have genetically engineered the bacterium Bacillus subtilis to ferment glucose sugar directly to ethanol with a high (86%) yield. This is the first step in their quest to develop bacteria that can breakdown and ferment cellulose biomass directly to ethanol.
