Connor M Bowers

The paper identifies distinct acetate utilization strategies in chain-elongating bacteria that explain differences in butyrate versus medium-chain carboxylic acid production.

This study identifies key residues in CfrA that alter substrate preference through targeted mutagenesis, showing that two mutations can shift substrate specificity to dichloroethane.

This study evaluates the feasibility of expanding the product range of chain elongating bacteria to produce C9-C12 fatty acids and other derivatives using metabolic engineering and constraint-based modelling.