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Title: Microorganisms having enhanced tolerance to inhibitors and stress

The present invention provides genetically modified strains of microorganisms that display enhanced tolerance to stress and/or inhibitors such as sodium acetate and vanillin. The enhanced tolerance can be achieved by increasing the expression of a protein of the Sm-like superfamily such as a bacterial Hfq protein and a fungal Sm or Lsm protein. Further, the present invention provides methods of producing alcohol from biomass materials by using the genetically modified microorganisms of the present invention.
Inventors:
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Issue Date:
OSTI Identifier:
1149918
Assignee:
UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN) ORNL
Patent Number(s):
8,790,902
Application Number:
13/589,709
Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
Research Org:
ORNL (Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States))
Sponsoring Org:
USDOE
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES

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