Zymomonas diversity and potential for biofuel production

Abstract Background Zymomonas mobilis is an aerotolerant α-proteobacterium, which has been genetically engineered for industrial purposes for decades. However, a comprehensive comparison of existing strains on the genomic level in conjunction with phenotype analysis has yet to be carried out. We her...

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Main Authors: Magdalena M. Felczak, Robert M. Bowers, Tanja Woyke, Michaela A. TerAvest
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-05-01
Series:Biotechnology for Biofuels
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-021-01958-2