Bacillus methanolicus: A candidate for industrial production of amino acids from methanol at 50°C

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 22-34

  Brautaset, Trygve ^a   Jakobsen, Øyvind M ^a,b   Josefsen, Kjell D ^a   Flickinger, Michael C ^c   Ellingsen, Trond E ^a  

^a SINTEF MATERIALS AND CHEMISTRY   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; FERMENTATION; METHANOL; MICROORGANISMS; SUGARS;

BACILLUS METHANOLICUS; CORYNEBACTERIA; MICROBIAL FERMENTATION; THERMOTOLERANT;

BACTERIA;

AMINO ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; LYSINE; METHANOL;

AMINO ACID; BACTERIUM; FERMENTATION; GENE; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; METHANOL; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; SUGAR;

BACILLUS; BACILLUS METHANOLICUS; BACTERIAL CHROMOSOME; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIAL GENETICS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL PHENOMENA AND FUNCTIONS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BACTERIUM MUTANT; BIOREACTOR; CELL DENSITY; FED BATCH CULTURE; FERMENTATION TECHNIQUE; GENE DELIVERY SYSTEM; GENETIC CODE; HEAT TOLERANCE; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PLASMID; SHORT SURVEY; TEMPERATURE; WILD TYPE;

BACILLUS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GLUTAMATES; LYSINE; METHANOL; PLASMIDS; TEMPERATURE;

BACILLUS METHANOLICUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CORYNEBACTERIACEAE;

EID: 33846607693     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-006-0757-z     Document Type: Short Survey

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