The Ethanologenic Bacterium Zymomonas mobilis Divides Asymmetrically and Exhibits Heterogeneity in DNA Content
Katsuya Fuchino, Helena Chan, Ling Chin Hwang, Per Bruheim
Abstract
With increasing environmental concerns about the exhausting use of fossil fuels, development of a sustainable biofuel production platform has been attracting significant public attention. Ethanologenic Z. mobilis species are endowed with an efficient ethanol fermentation capacity that surpasses, in several respects, that of baker’s yeast ( Saccharomyces cerevisiae ), the most-used microorganism for ethanol production.
Topics & Concepts
Zymomonas mobilisBacteriaDNABiologyGeneticsComputational biologyBiochemistryFermentationEthanol fuelBiofuel production and bioconversionMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionEnzyme Catalysis and Immobilization