RNA-seq based identification and mutant validation of gene targets related to ethanol resistance in cyanobacterial <it>Synechocystis</it> sp. PCC 6803

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Fermentation production of biofuel ethanol consumes agricultural crops, which will compete directly with the food supply. As an alternative, photosynthetic cyanobacteria have been proposed as microbial factories to produce ethanol di...

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Main Authors: Wang Jiangxin, Chen Lei, Huang Siqiang, Liu Jie, Ren Xiaoyue, Tian Xiaoxu, Qiao Jianjun, Zhang Weiwen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-12-01
Series:Biotechnology for Biofuels
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Online Access:http://www.biotechnologyforbiofuels.com/content/5/1/89