Engineering the growth pattern and cell morphology for enhanced PHB production by Escherichia coli

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 100, Issue 23, 2016, Pages 9907-9916

  Wu, Hong ^a   Chen, Jinchun ^a   Chen, Guo Qiang ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cell morphology; Division pattern; Escherichia coli; Morphology engineering; PHB; Polyhydroxyalkanoates; Synthetic biology

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENES; GROWTH RATE; MORPHOLOGY;

BACTERIAL MORPHOLOGY; CELL MORPHOLOGY; DIVISION PATTERN; FILAMENTOUS CELLS; GROWTH CONDITIONS; POLY(3-HYDROXYBUTYRATE); POLYHYDROXYALKANOATES; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

CELL ENGINEERING;

POLY(3 HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID); ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEIN; HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; POLY-BETA-HYDROXYBUTYRATE; POLYESTER;

CELLS AND CELL COMPONENTS; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; ESTER; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH RESPONSE; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CELL ENGINEERING; CELL GROWTH; CELL STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PLASMID; SYNTHESIS; CELL WALL; CYTOLOGY; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI;

CELL WALL; ESCHERICHIA COLI; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GENE DELETION; GENE EXPRESSION; HYDROXYBUTYRATES; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLIC NETWORKS AND PATHWAYS; POLYESTERS;

EID: 84978068992     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-016-7715-1     Document Type: Article

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