Kulhánek M, Tadra M, Linek K, Kucár S
Folia Microbiol (Praha). 1979;24(2):185-7. doi: 10.1007/BF02927305.
Aerobic fermentation of media or solutions containing 2-deoxy-D-lyxo-hexose and calcium carbonate by bacterial cells capable of oxidizing aldoses to aldonic acids was used to prepare 2-deoxy-D-lyxo-hexonic acid; the acid was isolated in a 62% yield in the form of its 1,4-lactone.