Comparative and functional genomics of Rhodococcus opacus PD630 for biofuels development.

The Actinomycetales bacteria Rhodococcus opacus PD630 and Rhodococcus jostii RHA1 bioconvert a diverse range of organic substrates through lipid biosynthesis into large quantities of energy-rich triacylglycerols (TAGs). To describe the genetic basis of the Rhodococcus oleaginous metabolism, we seque...

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Main Authors: Jason W Holder, Jil C Ulrich, Anthony C DeBono, Paul A Godfrey, Christopher A Desjardins, Jeremy Zucker, Qiandong Zeng, Alex L B Leach, Ion Ghiviriga, Christine Dancel, Thomas Abeel, Dirk Gevers, Chinnappa D Kodira, Brian Desany, Jason P Affourtit, Bruce W Birren, Anthony J Sinskey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-09-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3169528?pdf=render