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The team first discovered the novel TG57 strain in 2015. Tinggang Li, Chen Zhang, Kun-Lin Yang and Jianzhong He (2018) “Unique genetic cassettes in a Thermoanaerobacterium contribute to simultaneous conversion of cellulose and monosugars into butanol” Science Advances Vol. Credit: National University of Singapore. Click to enlarge.
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