2023
DOI: 10.1128/mbio.01487-23
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The genetics of aerotolerant growth in an alphaproteobacterium with a naturally reduced genome

Amy L. Enright,
Amy B. Banta,
Ryan D. Ward
et al.

Abstract: Reduced genome bacteria are genetically simplified systems that facilitate biological study and industrial use. The free-living alphaproteobacterium Zymomonas mobilis has a naturally reduced genome containing fewer than 2,000 protein-coding genes. Despite its small genome, Z. mobilis thrives in diverse conditions including the presence or absence of atmospheric oxygen. However, insufficient characterization of essential and conditionally essential genes has limit… Show more

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“…We next sought to demonstrate CRISPRtOE activity in Proteobacteria with medical and industrial relevance. The Alphaproteobacterium, Zymomonas mobilis , is a promising biofuel producer and emerging model for bacteria with naturally reduced genomes 36 . To assay CRISPRtOE function in Z. mobilis , we again generated an mScarlet-I test strain and measured expression following insertion of CRISPRtOE transposons (Supplementary Fig.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…We next sought to demonstrate CRISPRtOE activity in Proteobacteria with medical and industrial relevance. The Alphaproteobacterium, Zymomonas mobilis , is a promising biofuel producer and emerging model for bacteria with naturally reduced genomes 36 . To assay CRISPRtOE function in Z. mobilis , we again generated an mScarlet-I test strain and measured expression following insertion of CRISPRtOE transposons (Supplementary Fig.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…However, for this process to be economically viable, high yields and titers are required [3][4][5]. Zymomonas mobilis, an aerotolerant anaerobic α-proteobacterium, is an attractive candidate for industrial-scale biofuel production [6] due to its high catabolic rate [7], low biomass generation, resistance against inhibitors present in lignocellulosic hydrolysates [8], and an increasing set of genetic engineering tools [9,10]. Z. mobilis utilizes the highly thermodynamically favorable Entner-Doudoroff (ED) glycolytic pathway to convert up to 95% of consumed glucose to ethanol [6,[11][12][13][14][15].…”
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confidence: 99%