Heterologous glycosyl hydrolase expression and cellular reprogramming resembling sucrose-induction enable Zymomonas mobilis growth on cellobiose
N. P. Kurumbang, J. M. Vera, A. S. Hebert, J. J. Coon, R. Landick
This study reprograms Zymomonas mobilis to grow on cellobiose by expressing a heterologous glycosyl hydrolase and adapting it to sucrose-induced cellular changes, achieving 50% cellobiose conversion to glucose within 24 hours.
bioRxiv · Nov 25, 2019Microbiology