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The yield of oxalic acid bySclerotium rolfsii was highest at 25 °C for the wild and X1 strains and at 30 °C for the X2 strain. The optimum pH for oxalic acid synthesis by wild X1 and X2 strains was 5.0, 6.0 and 4.5, respectively.
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Chakrabarti, K., Samajpati, N. Effect of temperature and pH on the yield of oxalic acid bySclerotium rolfsii . Folia Microbiol 28, 502–504 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02879690
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