Highlights•Corynebacterium glutamicum has been used for many applications beyond
amino acids.•Economical, high-quality genome assemblies foster development of non-type …

Growing concerns over limited fossil resources and associated environmental problems are
motivating the development of sustainable processes for the production of high-volume fuels …

The biotechnological production of succinate bears serious potential to fully replace existing
petrochemical approaches in the future. In order to establish an economically viable …

Abstract Background O-Acetyl-L-homoserine (OAH) is an important potential platform
chemical. However, low levels of production of OAH are greatly limiting its industrial …

Background Itaconic acid is a promising platform chemical for a bio-based polymer industry.
Today, itaconic acid is biotechnologically produced with Aspergillus terreus at industrial …

Background Fatty acid-derived products such as fatty alcohols (FAL) find growing
application in cosmetic products, lubricants, or biofuels. So far, FAL are primarily produced …

Vibrio natriegens is an emerging host for biotechnology due to its high growth and substrate
consumption rates. In industrial processes typically fed‐batch processes are applied to …

Abstract Background 1, 2-propanediol (1, 2-PDO) is widely used in the cosmetic, food, and
drug industries with a worldwide consumption of over 1.5 million metric tons per year …

Several chromosomally expressed AceE variants were constructed in Escherichia coli ΔldhA
ΔpoxB ΔppsA and compared using glucose as the sole carbon source. These variants were …

Corynebacterium glutamicum experiences a transient iron limitation during growth in
minimal medium, which can be compensated by the external supplementation of …