A METHOD FOR OBTAINING AN ANAEROBIC THERMOPHILIC BACTERIUM, THUS OBTAINABLE BACTERIUM AND ITS USE FOR THE FERMENTATION OF CARBOHYDRATES

摘要

The invention relates to a method for obtaining an anaerobic thermophilic bacterium comprising isolation of a carbohydrate fermenting bacterium capable of producing succinate at a temperature within a range of 40-80 DEG C using carbohydrate as a major source of carbon and energy. Bacteria obtainable according to said method and a method for the fermentation of carbohydrates with a succinate producing bacterium, at a temperature within the range of 40-80 DEG C and in a medium containing carbohydrates metabolisable bij said bacterium is described.