Genomic Insights into Enhanced Medium-Chain Fatty Acid Production in Megasphaera elsdenii
Alson Chan, Ashriel Yong, Darren Ten Wei Xian, Winston Lian Chye Koh, Yong Wei Tiong, Yee Hwee Lim, Fong Tian Wong
This paper compares two Megasphaera elsdenii strains, finding that JCM 35779 produces 5.8 times more hexanoic acid than JCM 1772 due to genomic differences affecting carbon flux.
bioRxiv · Aug 16, 2025 · PreprintMicrobiology