Synthetic Escherichia coli consortia engineered for syntrophy demonstrate enhanced biomass productivity

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 157, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 159-166

  Bernstein, Hans C ^a   Paulson, Steven D ^a   Carlson, Ross P ^a  

^a Montana State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biofilm; Metabolic engineering; Metabolite exchange; Synthetic biology; Synthetic consortia

Indexed keywords

BIOFILM GROWTH; BIOMASS PRODUCTIVITY; BIOPROCESSES; DIVISION OF LABOR; E. COLI; EMERGENT PROPERTY; LAMINATED MICROSTRUCTURE; METABOLIC BYPRODUCTS; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; MULTIPLE TASKS; NATURALLY OCCURRING; PRIMARY PRODUCERS; PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY; SELF-ASSEMBLING; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; SYNTHETIC CONSORTIA; SYNTROPHY;

BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; BYPRODUCTS; ECOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLUCOSE; METABOLISM;

PRODUCTIVITY;

ACETIC ACID; GLUCOSE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BATCH REACTOR; BIOFILM; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; CHEMOSTAT; ESCHERICHIA COLI; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS;

ACETATES; BIOFILMS; BIOMASS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GLUCOSE; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; MICROBIAL INTERACTIONS; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

ESCHERICHIA COLI;

EID: 84855246842     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: 18734863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2011.10.001     Document Type: Article

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