Heterologous expression of Spathaspora passalidarum xylose reductase and xylitol dehydrogenase genes improved xylose fermentation ability of Aureobasidium pullulans

Abstract Background Aureobasidium pullulans is a yeast-like fungus that can ferment xylose to generate high-value-added products, such as pullulan, heavy oil, and melanin. The combinatorial expression of two xylose reductase (XR) genes and two xylitol dehydrogenase (XDH) genes from Spathaspora passa...

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Main Authors: Jian Guo, Siyao Huang, Yefu Chen, Xuewu Guo, Dongguang Xiao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-04-01
Series:Microbial Cell Factories
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12934-018-0911-1