Activity of exporters of Escherichia coli in Corynebacterium glutamicum, and their use to increase L-threonine production

Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 16, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 198-207

  Diesveld, Ramon ^a   Tietze, Nadine ^a   Fürst, Oliver ^a   Reth, Alexander ^b   Bathe, Brigitte ^b   Sahm, Hermann ^a   Eggeling, Lothar ^a  

^a FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM JÜLICH   (Germany)

^b EVONIK DEGUSSA GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amino acids; Biotechnology; Export limitation; Heterologous carrier; Product formation

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; THREONINE; TIME FACTORS;

CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 60149109154     PISSN: 14641801     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000142530     Document Type: Article

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