Growth-uncoupled isoprenoid synthesis in Rhodobacter sphaeroides

Abstract Background Microbial cell factories are usually engineered and employed for cultivations that combine product synthesis with growth. Such a strategy inevitably invests part of the substrate pool towards the generation of biomass and cellular maintenance. Hence, engineering strains for the f...

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Main Authors: Enrico Orsi, Ioannis Mougiakos, Wilbert Post, Jules Beekwilder, Marco Dompè, Gerrit Eggink, John van der Oost, Servé W. M. Kengen, Ruud A. Weusthuis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Biotechnology for Biofuels
Subjects:
PHB
MEP
MVA
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13068-020-01765-1