Bioenergy production from chicken feather waste by anaerobic digestion and bioelectrochemical systems
Poultry feather waste has a potential for bioenergy production because of its high protein content. This research explored the use of chicken feather hydrolysate for methane and hydrogen production via anaerob... (Source: Microbial Cell Factories)
Source: Microbial Cell Factories - April 4, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Dina Hassan El Salamony, Mohamed Salah Eldin Hassouna, Taha Ibrahim Zaghloul, Zhen He and Hanan Moustafa Abdallah Tags: Research Source Type: research
Transcriptomic profiling of an evolved Yarrowia lipolytica strain: tackling hexanoic acid fermentation to increase lipid production from short-chain fatty acids
Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are cost-effective carbon sources for an affordable production of lipids. Hexanoic acid, the acid with the longest carbon chain in the SCFAs pool, is produced in anaerobic ferme... (Source: Microbial Cell Factories)
Source: Microbial Cell Factories - April 3, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Sergio Morales-Palomo, Clara Navarrete, Jos é Luis Martínez, Cristina González-Fernández and Elia Tomás-Pejó Tags: Research Source Type: research
Harnessing alkaline-pH regulatable promoters for efficient methanol-free expression of enzymes of industrial interest in Komagataella Phaffii
The yeast Komagataella phaffii has become a very popular host for heterologous protein expression, very often based on the use of the AOX1 promoter, which becomes activated when cells are grown with methanol as a... (Source: Microbial Cell Factories)
Source: Microbial Cell Factories - April 2, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Marcel Albacar, Antonio Casamayor and Joaqu ín Ariño Tags: Research Source Type: research
Research advances in the identification of regulatory mechanisms of surfactin production by Bacillus: a review
Surfactin is a cyclic hexalipopeptide compound, nonribosomal synthesized by representatives of the Bacillus subtilis species complex which includes B. subtilis group and its closely related species, such as B. su... (Source: Microbial Cell Factories)
Source: Microbial Cell Factories - April 2, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Junqing Qiao, Rainer Borriss, Kai Sun, Rongsheng Zhang, Xijun Chen, Youzhou Liu and Yongfeng Liu Tags: Review Source Type: research
Transcriptomics aids in uncovering the metabolic shifts and molecular machinery of Schizochytrium limacinum during biotransformation of hydrophobic substrates to docosahexaenoic acid
Biotransformation of waste oil into value-added nutraceuticals provides a sustainable strategy. Thraustochytrids are heterotrophic marine protists and promising producers of omega ( ω) fatty acids. Although the... (Source: Microbial Cell Factories)
Source: Microbial Cell Factories - April 1, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Iqra Mariam, Eleni Krikigianni, Chloe Rantzos, Maurizio Bettiga, Paul Christakopoulos, Ulrika Rova, Leonidas Matsakas and Alok Patel Tags: Research Source Type: research
Genetic toolbox for Photorhabdus and Xenorhabdus: pSEVA based heterologous expression systems and CRISPR/Cpf1 based genome editing for rapid natural product profiling
Bacteria of the genus Photorhabdus and Xenorhabdus are motile, Gram-negative bacteria that live in symbiosis with entomopathogenic nematodes. Due to their complex life cycle, they produce a large number of specia... (Source: Microbial Cell Factories)
Source: Microbial Cell Factories - April 1, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Alexander Rill, Lei Zhao and Helge B. Bode Tags: Research Source Type: research
“Metabolic burden” explained: stress symptoms and its related responses induced by (over)expression of (heterologous) proteins in Escherichia coli
Engineering bacterial strains to redirect the metabolism towards the production of a specific product has enabled the development of industrial biotechnology. However, rewiring the metabolism can have severe i... (Source: Microbial Cell Factories)
Source: Microbial Cell Factories - March 30, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Sofie Snoeck, Chiara Guidi and Marjan De Mey Tags: Review Source Type: research
Correction: Isolation and characterization of Candida tropicalis B: a promising yeast strain for biodegradation of petroleum oil in marine environments
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Source: Microbial Cell Factories - March 28, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Ghada E. Hegazy, Nadia A. Soliman, Soha Farag, Ehab R. El-Helow, Hoda Y. Hassan and Yasser R. Abdel-Fattah Tags: Correction Source Type: research
Green fabrication of ZnO nanoparticles via spirulina platensis and its efficiency against biofilm forming pathogens
Excessive consumption of antibiotics is considered one of the top public health threats, this necessitates the development of new compounds that can hamper the spread of infections. A facile green technology f... (Source: Microbial Cell Factories)
Source: Microbial Cell Factories - March 27, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Nashwa A. Ahmed and Amal S. Othman Tags: Research Source Type: research
Non-ribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS)-encoding products and their biosynthetic logics in Fusarium
Fungal non-ribosomal peptide synthetase (NRPS)-encoding products play a paramount role in new drug discovery. Fusarium, one of the most common filamentous fungi, is well-known for its biosynthetic potential of NR... (Source: Microbial Cell Factories)
Source: Microbial Cell Factories - March 27, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Ziwei Huang, Wangjie Zhu, Yifan Bai, Xuelian Bai and Huawei Zhang Tags: Review Source Type: research
Regulation mechanism and bioactivity characteristic of surfactin homologues with C14 and C15 fatty acid chains
Surfactin, a green lipopeptide bio-surfactant, exhibits excellent surface, hemolytic, antibacterial, and emulsifying activities. However, a lack of clear understanding of the synthesis regulation mechanism of ... (Source: Microbial Cell Factories)
Source: Microbial Cell Factories - March 27, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Yumeng Su, Ling Gao, Chenyu Li, Liang Wang, Huimin Zhou, Chenhao Zhang and Xiaole Xia Tags: Research Source Type: research
High cell density sequential batch fermentation for enhanced propionic acid production from glucose and glycerol/glucose mixture using Acidipropionibacterium acidipropionici
Propionic acid fermentation from renewable feedstock suffers from low volumetric productivity and final product concentration, which limits the industrial feasibility of the microbial route. High cell density ... (Source: Microbial Cell Factories)
Source: Microbial Cell Factories - March 26, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Tarek Dishisha, Mridul Jain and Rajni Hatti-Kaul Tags: Research Source Type: research
LysSYL: a broad-spectrum phage endolysin targeting Staphylococcus species and eradicating S. aureus biofilms
Staphylococcus aureus and its single or mixed biofilm infections seriously threaten global public health. Phage therapy, which uses active phage particles or phage-derived endolysins, has emerged as a promising a... (Source: Microbial Cell Factories)
Source: Microbial Cell Factories - March 25, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: He Liu, Xuemei Wei, Zhefen Wang, Xiaonan Huang, Mengyang Li, Zhen Hu, Kexin Zhang, Qiwen Hu, Huagang Peng, Weilong Shang, Yi Yang, Yuting Wang, Shuguang Lu and Xiancai Rao Tags: Research Source Type: research
Potential use of proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9) inhibition and prevention method in viral infection
Cellular lipid membranes serve as the primary barrier preventing viral infection of the host cell and provide viruses with a critical initial point of contact. Occasionally, viruses can utilize lipids as viral... (Source: Microbial Cell Factories)
Source: Microbial Cell Factories - March 25, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Khursheed Muzammil, Mohammad Hosseini Hooshiar, Shirin Varmazyar, Thabit Moath Omar, Manal Morad Karim, Sadeq Aadi, Shaylan Kalavi and Saman Yasamineh Tags: Review Source Type: research
Temporal dynamics of stress response in Halomonas elongata to NaCl shock: physiological, metabolomic, and transcriptomic insights
The halophilic bacterium Halomonas elongata is an industrially important strain for ectoine production, with high value and intense research focus. While existing studies primarily delve into the adaptive mechani... (Source: Microbial Cell Factories)
Source: Microbial Cell Factories - March 23, 2024 Category: Microbiology Authors: Junxiong Yu, Yue Zhang, Hao Liu, Yuxuan Liu, Ali Mohsin, Zebo Liu, Yanning Zheng, Jianmin Xing, Jing Han, Yingping Zhuang, Meijin Guo and Zejian Wang Tags: Research Source Type: research
