MicrobiologybioRxiv
Heterologous glycosyl hydrolase expression and cellular reprogramming resembling sucrose-induction enable Zymomonas mobilis growth on cellobiose
N. P. Kurumbang, J. M. Vera, A. S. Hebert…·R. Landick
This study reprograms Zymomonas mobilis to grow on cellobiose by expressing a heterologous glycosyl hydrolase and adapting it to sucrose-induced cellular changes, achieving 50% cellobiose conversion to glucose within 24 hours.
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0226235