Jung-Hyun Ju, Dexin Wang, Sun-Yeon Heo, Min-Soo Kim, Jeong-Woo Seo, Young-Min Kim, Dae-Hyuk Kim, Soon-Ah Kang, Chul-Ho Kim, Baek-Rock Oh
BACKGROUND: 1,3-propanediol (1,3-PDO) is the most widely studied value-added product that can be produced by feeding glycerol to bacteria, including Lactobacillus sp. However, previous research reported that L. reuteri only produced small amounts and had low productivity of 1,3-PDO. It is urgent to develop procedures that improve the production and productivity of 1,3-PDO. RESULTS: We identified a novel L. reuteri CH53 isolate that efficiently converted glycerol into 1,3-PDO, and performed batch co-fermentation with glycerol and glucose to evaluate its production of 1,3-PDO and other products...
January 13, 2020: Microbial Cell Factories