Biotechnology for Biofuels,
Journal Year:
2020,
Volume and Issue:
13(1)
Published: Oct. 22, 2020
Abstract
Background
Acetate
is
an
abundant
carbon
source
and
its
use
as
alternative
feedstock
has
great
potential
for
the
production
of
fuel
platform
chemicals.
Acetoin
2,3-butanediol
represent
two
these
Results
The
aim
this
study
was
to
produce
acetoin
from
acetate
in
Escherichia
coli
W.
key
strategies
achieve
goal
were:
strain
engineering,
detail
deletion
mixed-acid
fermentation
pathways
E.
W
Δ
ldhA
adhE
pta
frdA
445_Ediss
development
a
new
defined
medium
containing
five
amino
acids
seven
vitamins.
Stepwise
reduction
media
additives
further
revealed
that
diol
mediated
by
availability
aspartate.
Other
or
TCA
cycle
intermediates
did
not
enable
growth
on
acetate.
Cultivation
under
controlled
conditions
batch
pulsed
fed-batch
experiments
showed
aspartate
consumed
before
acetate,
indicating
co-utilization
prerequisite
production.
addition
gave
cultures
start-kick
required
feeding.
Pulsed
fed-batches
resulted
1.43
g
l
−1
1.16
diols
(2,3-butanediol
acetoin)
alone.
yield
reached
0.09
per
which
accounts
26%
theoretical
maximum.
Conclusion
This
first
time
well
chemically
product
formation
.
Hereby,
we
provide
solid
base
process
intensification
investigation
other
products.
Essays in Biochemistry,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
65(2), P. 381 - 392
Published: April 9, 2021
Vibrio
natriegens
is
emerging
as
a
promising
host
for
biotechnology
which
basically
due
to
the
remarkable
intrinsic
properties
such
exceptionally
high
growth
and
substrate
consumption
rates.
The
facultatively
anaerobic
marine
bacterium
possesses
versatile
metabolism,
able
utilize
variety
of
substrates
carbon
energy
sources
easy
handle
in
lab.
These
features
initiated
rapid
development
genetic
tools
resulted
extensive
engineering
production
strains
past
years.
Although
recent
examples
illustrate
potential
V.
biotechnology,
comprehensive
understanding
metabolism
its
regulation
still
lacking
but
essential
exploit
full
this
bacterium.
In
review,
we
summarize
current
knowledge
on
physiological
traits
genomic
organization,
provide
an
overview
available
advances
metabolic
natriegens.
Finally,
discuss
obstacles
have
be
overcome
order
establish
industrial
host.
ACS Synthetic Biology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
10(8), P. 1904 - 1919
Published: July 13, 2021
Vibrio
natriegens
is
known
as
the
world's
fastest
growing
organism
with
a
doubling
time
of
less
than
10
min.
This
incredible
growth
speed
empowers
V.
chassis
for
synthetic
and
molecular
biology,
potentially
replacing
E.
coli
in
many
applications.
While
first
genetic
parts
have
been
built
tested
natriegens,
comprehensive
toolkit
containing
well-characterized
standardized
did
not
exist.
To
close
this
gap,
we
created
Marburg
Collection—a
highly
flexible
Golden
Gate
cloning
toolbox
optimized
emerging
191
parts.
The
Collection
overcomes
paradigm
plasmid
construction—integrating
inserts
into
backbone—by
enabling
de
novo
assembly
plasmids
from
basic
allows
users
to
select
replication
origin
resistance
part
independently,
which
advantageous
when
limited
knowledge
about
behavior
those
target
available.
Additional
design
highlights
are
novel
connector
parts,
facilitate
modular
circuit
and,
optionally,
inversion
individual
transcription
units
reduce
transcriptional
crosstalk
multigene
constructs.
quantitatively
characterize
contained
developed
reliable
microplate
reader
measurement
workflow
reporter
experiments
overcame
organism-specific
challenges.
We
think
its
thoroughly
characterized
will
provide
valuable
resource
community.
PNAS Nexus,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
3(2)
Published: Feb. 1, 2024
Abstract
The
fast-growing
microbe
Vibrio
natriegens
is
capable
of
natural
transformation
where
it
draws
DNA
in
from
media
via
an
active
process
under
physiological
conditions.
Using
engineered
strain
with
a
genomic
copy
the
master
competence
regulator
tfoX
cholerae
combination
new
minimal
(MCM)
that
uses
acetate
as
energy
source,
we
demonstrate
naturally
competent
cells
which
are
created,
transformed,
and
recovered
entirely
same
media,
without
exchange
or
addition
fresh
media.
Cells
to
plasmids,
recombination
linear
DNA,
cotransformation
both
select
for
scarless
markerless
edits.
entire
simple
inexpensive,
requiring
no
capital
equipment
room
temperature
(zero
protocol,
104
cfu/μg),
just
incubator
(high-efficiency
105−6
cfu/μg).
These
retain
their
state
when
frozen
transformable
immediately
upon
thawing
like
typical
chemical
electrochemical
cell.
Since
optimized
protocol
requires
only
50
min
hands-on
time,
V.
grows
quickly
even
on
plates,
started
at
9
AM
yields
abundant
culturable
single
colonies
by
5
PM.
Further,
because
all
stages
occur
can
be
arbitrarily
scaled
volume,
this
could
ideal
automated
directed
evolution
applications.
As
result,
compete
Escherichia
coli
excellent
chassis
low-cost
highly
scalable
synthetic
biology.
Frontiers in Microbiology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
12
Published: Feb. 19, 2021
Efficient
and
novel
recombinant
protein
expression
systems
can
further
reduce
the
production
cost
of
enzymes.
Vibrio
natriegens
is
fastest
growing
free-living
bacterium
with
a
doubling
time
less
than
10
min,
which
makes
it
highly
attractive
as
host.
Here,
196
pET
plasmids
different
genes
interest
(GOIs)
were
electroporated
into
V.
strain
VnDX,
carries
an
integrated
T7
RNA
polymerase
cassette.
As
result,
65
75%
tested
GOIs
obtained
soluble
in
Escherichia
coli
,
respectively,
20
showed
better
former.
Furthermore,
we
have
adapted
consensus
“what
to
try
first”
protocol
for
based
on
Terrific
Broth
medium.
Six
sampled
encoding
biocatalysts
enzymes
thus
achieved
50–128%
higher
catalytic
efficiency
under
optimized
conditions.
Our
study
demonstrated
pET-compatible
host
spectrum
expressed
distinct
from
E.
easy-to-use
protocol,
solving
problem
that
some
cannot
be
well
.
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
10
Published: July 12, 2022
Sustainable
and
environment-friendly
microbial
fermentation
processes
have
been
developed
to
produce
numerous
chemicals.
However,
the
high
energy
input
required
for
sterilization
substantial
fresh
water
consumption
restrict
economic
feasibility
of
traditional
processes.
To
address
these
problems,
Vibrio
natriegens,
a
promising
chassis
with
low
nutritional
requirements,
salt
tolerance
rapid
growth
rate
can
be
selected
as
host
chemical
production.
In
this
study,
V.
natriegens
was
metabolic
engineered
2,3-butanediol
(2,3-BD),
an
important
platform
chemical,
through
non-sterilized
seawater-based
minimal
medium
after
expressing
2,3-BD
synthesis
cluster
deleting
two
byproduct
encoding
genes.
Under
optimized
fermentative
conditions,
41.27
g/L
produced
productivity
3.44
g/L/h
yield
0.39
g/g
glucose
by
recombinant
strain
natriegensΔfrdAΔldhA-pETRABC.
This
study
confirmed
using
seawater
replace
freshwater
other
valuable
chemicals
may
also
engineering
emerging
synthetic
biology
natriegens.
Cell Reports,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
42(6), P. 112619 - 112619
Published: June 1, 2023
Vibrio
natriegens
regulates
natural
competence
through
the
TfoX
and
QstR
transcription
factors,
which
are
involved
in
external
DNA
capture
transport.
However,
extensive
genetic
transcriptional
regulatory
basis
for
competency
remains
unknown.
We
used
a
machine-learning
approach
to
decompose
natriegens's
transcriptome
into
45
groups
of
independently
modulated
sets
genes
(iModulons).
Our
findings
show
that
is
associated
with
repression
two
housekeeping
iModulons
(iron
metabolism
translation)
activation
six
iModulons;
including
QstR,
novel
iModulon
unknown
function,
three
(representing
motility,
polycations,
reactive
oxygen
species
[ROS]
responses).
Phenotypic
screening
83
gene
deletion
strains
demonstrates
loss
function
reduces
or
eliminates
competency.
This
database-iModulon-discovery
cycle
unveils
transcriptomic
its
relationship
functions.
These
results
provide
systems
biology
this
organism.
Microbial Biotechnology,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
15(6), P. 1671 - 1684
Published: Nov. 29, 2021
The
biotechnological
production
of
succinate
bears
serious
potential
to
fully
replace
existing
petrochemical
approaches
in
the
future.
In
order
establish
an
economically
viable
bioprocess,
obtaining
high
titre,
yield
and
productivity
is
central
importance.
this
study,
we
present
a
straightforward
engineering
approach
for
anaerobic
with
Vibrio
natriegens,
consisting
essential
metabolic
optimization
process
conditions.
final
producer
strain
V.
natriegens
Δlldh
Δdldh
Δpfl
Δald
Δdns::pycCg
(Succ1)
yielded
1.46
mol
per
glucose
under
conditions
(85%
theoretical
maximum)
revealed
particularly
biomass-specific
rate
1.33
gSucc
gCDW-1
h-1
compared
well-established
systems.
By
applying
carbon
redox
balancing,
determined
intracellular
flux
distribution
show
that
tested
reductive
TCA
as
well
oxidative
TCA/glyoxylate
pathway
contributed
formation.
zero-growth
bioprocess
using
minimal
medium
devoid
complex
additives
expensive
supplements,
obtained
titre
60.4
l-1
maximum
20.8
overall
volumetric
8.6
during
7
h
fermentation.
key
performance
indicators
(titre,
productivity)
first
are
encouraging
compete
costly
tailored
microbial