Kristala L. J. Prather

This paper develops and validates a genome-scale metabolic model for Priestia megaterium SR7 using chemostat experiments and 13-C flux analysis to improve bioprocess engineering applications.

This study identifies multiple siderophores produced by Serratia plymuthica V4 using three gene clusters and a polyamine superpathway, highlighting enterobactin's role in bacterial fitness and the strain's potential for industrial polyamine production.

The paper develops a vanillate biosensor for the vanillin pathway in E. coli, identifies improved O-methyltransferases, and demonstrates its utility in metabolic engineering.