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Sugar-inducible promoters for manipulation of core metabolic pathways in the thermophilic acetogen Thermoanaerobacter kivui [PDF]

Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Acetogenic bacteria form an essential part of the global carbon cycle and show promise for green chemicals production thanks to their energy-efficient carbon fixation via the Wood-Ljungdahl pathway. Energy conservation in acetogens is dependent on one of
Benjamin Zeldes, Sabina Mittelstedt, Christoph Baum, Adilia Shakirova, Anja Poehlein, Rolf Daniel, Mirko Basen   +6 more
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Preconditioned microbial communities in electrochemical sensing: initial assessment of detection capabilities and durability [PDF]

Applied and Environmental Microbiology
This study explores the role of pre-colonized microbial cultures in enhancing the long-term effectiveness of microbial electrochemical sensors for water quality monitoring.
Yashawini Phriya Rauichandran, Kai Ling Yu, Mohd Nur Ikhmal Salehmin, Hassan Mohamed, Halimah Badioze Zaman, Samet Şahin, Eileen H. Yu, Ahmad Razi Othman, Wei Lun Ang, Swee Su Lim   +9 more
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Optimization of carbon and energy utilization through differential translational efficiency [PDF]

Nature Communications, 2018
Microorganisms must regulate allocation of resources in nutrient-limited conditions. Here, the authors combine Ribo-seq, RNA-seq and TSS-seq to study resource allocation in the acetogen C.
Mahmoud M. Al-Bassam, Ji-Nu Kim, Livia S. Zaramela, Benjamin P. Kellman, Cristal Zuniga, Jacob M. Wozniak, David J. Gonzalez, Karsten Zengler   +7 more
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Progresses and challenges of engineering thermophilic acetogenic cell factories [PDF]

Frontiers in Microbiology
Thermophilic acetogens are gaining recognition as potent microbial cell factories, leveraging their unique metabolic capabilities to drive the development of sustainable biotechnological processes. These microorganisms, thriving at elevated temperatures,
Barbara Bourgade, M. Ahsanul Islam
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Defined Electrosynthetic Microbial Consortia Reveal Electron Transfer Modes Governing Acetate Production [PDF]

Advanced Science
Precise manipulation of interspecies electron transfer (IET) is critical for advancing microbial electrosynthesis (MES) toward efficient CO2 bioconversion.
Jing Zhang, He Liu, Qihao Cao, Chao Zhang, Min Zhang, Minhua Cui, Yan Zhang, Bo Fu, Hongbo Liu   +8 more
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Hi-TARGET: a fast, efficient and versatile CRISPR type I-B genome editing tool for the thermophilic acetogen Thermoanaerobacter kivui [PDF]

Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts
Background Due to its ability to grow fast on CO2, CO and H2 at high temperatures and with high energy efficiency, the thermophilic acetogen Thermoanaerobacter kivui could become an attractive host for industrial biotechnology.
Angeliki Sitara, Rémi Hocq, Alexander Jiwei Lu, Stefan Pflügl   +3 more
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Reverse‐Engineered Gas‐Fermenting Acetogen Strains Recover Enhanced Phenotypes From Autotrophic Adaptive Laboratory Evolution [PDF]

Microbial Biotechnology
Gas‐fermenting acetogens, such as Clostridium autoethanogenum, have emerged as promising biocatalysts capable of converting CO and CO2‐containing gases into fuels and chemicals relevant for a circular economy. However, the functionalities of the majority
Henri Ingelman, Kurshedaktar Majibullah Shaikh, Kaspar Valgepea   +2 more
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Amino acid metabolism of the thermophilic acetogen Thermacetogenium phaeum. [PDF]

PLoS ONE
Anaerobic microbial degradation of the amino acids glycine and serine either occurs through enzymes of the so-called Stickland reaction or alternatively through the glycine cleavage system (GCS).
Yanlin Cai, Andreas Marquardt, David Schleheck, Nicolai Müller   +3 more
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The energy-converting hydrogenase Ech2 is important for the growth of the thermophilic acetogen Thermoanaerobacter kivui on ferredoxin-dependent substrates [PDF]

Microbiology Spectrum
Thermoanaerobacter kivui is the thermophilic acetogenic bacterium with the highest temperature optimum (66°C) and with high growth rates on hydrogen (H2) plus carbon dioxide (CO2).
Christoph Baum, Benjamin Zeldes, Anja Poehlein, Rolf Daniel, Volker Müller, Mirko Basen   +5 more
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Metagenomic Exploration Uncovers Several Novel ‘Candidatus’ Species Involved in Acetate Metabolism in High‐Ammonia Thermophilic Biogas Processes [PDF]

Microbial Biotechnology
Biogas reactors operating at elevated ammonia levels are commonly susceptible to process disturbances, further augmented at thermophilic temperatures.
George B. Cheng, Erik Bongcam‐Rudloff, Anna Schnürer   +2 more
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