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Dextran in Sugar Factories - Causes and Control

Year Published
1997

Dextran in Sugar Factories -  Causes and Control

Clarke, M.A.  1997.  There are two factors responsible for dextran levels: population of the microorganism, Leuconostoc mesenteroides, that produces dextran and the rate at which dextran is produced by each microorganism. A major aspect of control is the coordination of harvest schedules with factory deliveries. Dextran in Sugar Factories: Causes and Control. Sugar y Azucar, Part I, October 1997:28-40; Part II, November 1997:22-34.