Resumo
Research in the field of Clostridium was stimulated following the fuel crisis of the early 1970's. The acetone-butanol fermentation of Clostridium acetobutylicum, pioneered by Chaim Weizmann, stood out as an example of the industrial success of biological fermentations, and the 1980's saw a concerted effort to improve understanding of the physiology of this and related bacteria. In 1990, …