Synthetic photosynthetic consortia define interactions leading to robustness and photoproduction

Journal of Biological Engineering

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Hays, Stephanie G ^a,b   Yan, Leo L W ^c,d   Silver, Pamela A ^a,b   Ducat, Daniel C ^c,e  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Microbial communities; Photoproduction; Synthetic biology; Synthetic consortia

Indexed keywords

AMYLASE; SUCROSE;

ARTICLE; AUTOTROPH; BACILLUS SUBTILIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIABILITY; COCULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANOBACTERIUM; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HETEROTROPH; HETEROTROPHY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SYNECHOCOCCUS ELONGATUS;

EID: 85011056324     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17541611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13036-017-0048-5     Document Type: Article

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