Isobutanol Production by Autotrophic Acetogenic Bacteria

Two different isobutanol synthesis pathways were cloned into and expressed in the two model acetogenic bacteria Acetobacterium woodii and Clostridium ljungdahlii. A. woodii is specialized on using CO2 + H2 gas mixtures for growth and depends on sodium ions for ATP generation by a respective ATPase a...

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Main Authors: Sandra Weitz, Maria Hermann, Sonja Linder, Frank R. Bengelsdorf, Ralf Takors, Peter Dürre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbioe.2021.657253/full