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Clavispora spp. strain

US8673604B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Assignee

The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture · US

Inventors

Zonglin Liu · Lo Wu, CN
Scott Weber · Lindon, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 29, 2012
Grant date	Mar 18, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 29, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E50/10
WIPO fieldBiotechnology
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed is a novel Clavispora spp. yeast strain, NRRL Y-50464, that produces ethanol. More specifically, the yeast strain is able to utilize cellobiose as a sole carbon source and produce native β-glucosidase enzyme activity under a one-step simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of cellulose to ethanol.

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