Advancing Desulfurization in the Model Biocatalyst <i>Rhodococcus qingshengii</i> IGTS8 via an <i>In Locus</i> Combinatorial Approach
Όλγα Μαρτζούκου, Sotiris Amillis, Panayiotis D. Glekas, Dimitra Breyanni, Margaritis Avgeris, Andreas Scorilas, Dimitris Kekos, Michalis Pachnos, George Mavridis, Diomi Mamma, Dimitris G. Hatzinikolaou
Abstract
Rhodococcus is perhaps the most promising biodesulfurization genus and is able to withstand the harsh process conditions of a biphasic biodesulfurization process. In the present work, we constructed an advanced biocatalyst harboring a combination of three genetic modifications, namely, an operon rearrangement, a promoter exchange, and a gene overlap removal.
Topics & Concepts
RhodococcusFlue-gas desulfurizationCRISPRComputational biologyBiocatalysisLocus (genetics)Biochemical engineeringChemistryBiologyGeneticsBacteriaEngineeringBiochemistryGeneOrganic chemistryCatalysisIonic liquidMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionCatalysis and Hydrodesulfurization StudiesCatalysis for Biomass Conversion