Chasing bacterial chassis for metabolic engineering: a perspective review from classical to non-traditional microorganisms

Microbial Biotechnology

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 98-124

  Calero, Patricia ^a   Nikel, Pablo I ^a  

^a Technical University of Denmark   (Denmark)

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GENOME; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; MICROORGANISM; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SYNTHESIS; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; BACTERIUM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; GENETICS; PROCEDURES; TRENDS;

BACTERIA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

EID: 85058870980     PISSN: 17517907     EISSN: 17517915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1751-7915.13292     Document Type: Review

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