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Title: Zymomonas mobilis as a model system for production of biofuels and biochemicals

Journal Article · · Microbial Biotechnology (Online)
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  1. National Bioenergy Center National Renewable Energy Laboratory Golden CO 80401 USA, Hubei Collaborative Innovation Center for Green Transformation of Bio‐resources Hubei Key Laboratory of Industrial Biotechnology College of Life Sciences Hubei University Wuhan 430062 China
  2. National Bioenergy Center National Renewable Energy Laboratory Golden CO 80401 USA, School of Chemical Engineering and Technology Xi'an Jiaotong University Xi'an 710049 China
  3. Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center Wisconsin Energy Institute University of Wisconsin Madison WI 53726 USA
  4. McKetta Department of Chemical Engineering University of Texas Austin TX 78712 USA
  5. Graduate School of Genome Science and Technology University of Tennessee Knoxville TN 37919 USA
  6. Graduate School of Genome Science and Technology University of Tennessee Knoxville TN 37919 USA, BioEnergy Science Center Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge TN 37831 USA, Biosciences Division Oak Ridge National Laboratory Oak Ridge TN 37831 USA
  7. Biosciences Center National Renewable Energy Laboratory Golden CO 80401 USA
  8. National Bioenergy Center National Renewable Energy Laboratory Golden CO 80401 USA

Zymomonas mobilis is a natural ethanologen with many desirable industrial biocatalyst characteristics. In this review, we will discuss work to develop Z. mobilis as a model system for biofuel production from the perspectives of substrate utilization, development for industrial robustness, potential product spectrum, strain evaluation and fermentation strategies. Lastly, this review also encompasses perspectives related to classical genetic tools and emerging technologies in this context.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States). BioEnergy Science Center (BESC); National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725; AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1324855
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1324857; OSTI ID: 1327707; OSTI ID: 1330304
Report Number(s):
NREL/JA-5100-67019
Journal Information:
Microbial Biotechnology (Online), Journal Name: Microbial Biotechnology (Online) Vol. 9 Journal Issue: 6; ISSN 1751-7915
Publisher:
Wiley-BlackwellCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 108 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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