Heterologous production of novel and rare C30-carotenoids using Planococcus carotenoid biosynthesis genes

Abstract Background Members of the genus Planococcus have been revealed to utilize and degrade solvents such as aromatic hydrocarbons and alkanes, and likely to acquire tolerance to solvents. A yellow marine bacterium Planococcus maritimus strain iso-3 was isolated from an intertidal sediment that l...

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Main Authors: Miho Takemura, Chiharu Takagi, Mayuri Aikawa, Kanaho Araki, Seon-Kang Choi, Mitsuhiro Itaya, Kazutoshi Shindo, Norihiko Misawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-10-01
Series:Microbial Cell Factories
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12934-021-01683-3