Fifteen isolates from the strain collection of the University of Akureyri were originally screened for ethanol and hydrogen production capacity on glucose, xylose and hydrolysates from Whatman paper (cellulose) and grass.
Fimmtán stofnar úr stofnasafni Háskólans á Akureyri voru ræktaðir á glúkósa, xýlósa og hýdrólýsötum úr whatman pappír (sellulósa) og grasi.