Fig. 2

Anaerobic cultivation of XI, XR/XDH and control strains. A Optical density at 620nm, B xylose concentration, C ethanol concentration and D xylitol concentration over time during anaerobic cultivation in serum vials containing YNB medium supplemented with 50 g L−1 xylose. Biological duplicates were performed. ClosXI: XI from Lachnoclostridium phytofermentans, epi: xylose epimerase