Organic solvent adaptation of Gram positive bacteria: Applications and biotechnological potentials

Biotechnology Advances

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 442-452

  Torres, Sebastian ^a   Pandey, Ashok ^b   Castro, Guillermo R ^c,d  

^a PLANTA PILOTO DE PROCESOS INDUSTRIALES MICROBIOLÓGICOS PROIMI CONICET   (Argentina)

^b REGIONAL RESEARCH LABORATORY CSIR   (India)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^d Tufts University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biocatalysis; Gram positive; Solvent deactivation; Solvent efflux pumps; Solvent stress; Solvent tolerant; Whole cell biocatalysis

Indexed keywords

BIOCATALYSIS; CIS-TO-TRANS ISOMERIZATION; EFFLUX PUMPS; ENERGY DEPENDENT; ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY; EXTREMOPHILES; GRAM POSITIVE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEAD GROUPS; MEMBRANE PHOSPHOLIPIDS; ORGANIC SOLVENT TOLERANCE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; REPAIR PROCESS; SOLVENT TOLERANCE; STATE OF THE ART; TOLERANCE LEVELS; TOXIC COMPOUNDS; WHOLE-CELL BIOCATALYSIS;

BACTERIOLOGY; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; ISOMERIZATION; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PHOSPHOLIPIDS; PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS; TOXICITY; UNSATURATED COMPOUNDS; UNSATURATED FATTY ACIDS;

BACTERIA;

ORGANIC COMPOUND; SOLVENT;

ADAPTATION; BACTERIUM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CATALYSIS; EXTREMOPHILE; FATTY ACID; PHOSPHOLIPID; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; SOLVENT; TOLERANCE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

ADAPTATION; BIOTECHNOLOGY; DRUG EFFECT; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; SOLVENTS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

EID: 79955630374     PISSN: 07349750     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2011.04.002     Document Type: Review

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