Tolerance and adaptive evolution of triacylglycerol-producing Rhodococcus opacus to lignocellulose-derived inhibitors

Biotechnology for Biofuels

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Kurosawa, Kazuhiko ^a   Laser, Josephine ^a,b   Sinskey, Anthony J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Lignocellulose derived inhibitor; Lignocellulosic fuel; Lipid based biofuel; Rhodococcus opacus; Tolerance; Triacylglycerol

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BIOFUELS; CELLULOSE; ECOLOGY; FITS AND TOLERANCES; GLYCEROL; ORGANIC ACIDS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; PHENOLS;

ADAPTATION; LIGNO-CELLULOSIC FUELS; LIGNOCELLULOSE-DERIVED INHIBITOR; RHODOCOCCUS OPACUS; TRIACYLGLYCEROLS;

LIGNIN;

ADAPTATION; BACTERIUM; BIOFUEL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FERMENTATION; INHIBITION; INHIBITOR; LIPID; TOLERANCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); RHODOCOCCUS OPACUS; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84940466729     PISSN: 17546834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13068-015-0258-3     Document Type: Article

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