2016•Microbial BiotechnologyOpen access

Zymomonas mobilis as a model system for production of biofuels and biochemicals

Shihui Yang, Qiang Fei, Yaoping Zhang, Lydia M. Contreras, Sagar M. Utturkar, Steven D. Brown, Michael E. Himmel, Min Zhang

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Zymomonas mobilis is a natural ethanologen with many desirable industrial biocatalyst characteristics. In this review, we will discuss work to develop Z. mobilis as a model system for biofuel production from the perspectives of substrate utilization, development for industrial robustness, potential product spectrum, strain evaluation and fermentation strategies. This review also encompasses perspectives related to classical genetic tools and emerging technologies in this context.

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Key concepts: Zymomonas mobilis, Biochemical engineering, Biofuel, Synthetic biology, Context (archaeology), Robustness (evolution), Biotechnology, Production (economics)