Overcoming genetic heterogeneity in industrial fermentations

Nature Biotechnology

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2019, Pages 869-876

  Rugbjerg, Peter ^a   Sommer, Morten O A ^a  

^a Chalmers University of Technology   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL ENGINEERING; DNA SEQUENCES; FERMENTATION; GENE ENCODING; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; METABOLISM; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; TOXICITY;

COMMODITY CHEMICALS; DNA SEQUENCING; ERROR MODE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITIES; INDUSTRIAL FERMENTATION; METABOLIC BURDENS; PRODUCT TOXICITY; SCALED-UP;

INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY;

DNA SEQUENCE; FERMENTATION; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; PRODUCT QUALITY; REVIEW; SYNTHESIS; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY; ANIMAL; BACTERIUM; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL LINE; DRUG INDUSTRY; FUNGUS; GENETICS; HIGH THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING; HUMAN; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES;

DRUG;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELL LINE; DRUG INDUSTRY; FERMENTATION; FUNGI; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HIGH-THROUGHPUT NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCING; HUMANS; METABOLIC ENGINEERING; PHARMACEUTICAL PREPARATIONS; SYNTHETIC BIOLOGY;

EID: 85068911683     PISSN: 10870156     EISSN: 15461696     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/s41587-019-0171-6     Document Type: Review

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