Heterologous complementation of a pyrF deletion in Caldicellulosiruptor hydrothermalis generates a new host for the analysis of biomass deconstruction

Biotechnology for Biofuels

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Groom, Joseph ^a,b   Chung, Daehwan ^a,b   Young, Jenna ^a,b   Westpheling, Janet ^a,b  

^a Department of Genetics University of Georgia ^*  (United States)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTATION; NEW HOSTS;

BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; DECOMPOSITION; ENZYME; HOST;

CALDICELLULOSIRUPTOR;

EID: 84908210911     PISSN: 17546834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13068-014-0132-8     Document Type: Article

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