Engineering Zymomonas mobilis for enhanced bioethanol production and the integrated bioprocessing of lignocellulose

• Grant number: 15/50008-3
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants
• Start date: July 01, 2015
• End date: June 30, 2017
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Genetics - Molecular Genetics and Genetics of Microorganisms
• Agreement: Durham University
• Mobility Program: SPRINT - Projetos de pesquisa - Mobilidade
• Principal Investigator: Roberto do Nascimento Silva
• Grantee: Roberto do Nascimento Silva
• Principal researcher abroad: Adrian Walmsley
• Institution abroad: Durham University (DU), England
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto (FMRP). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Ribeirão Preto , SP, Brazil
• Associated research grant: 14/23653-2 - Characterization of new sugar transporters involved in the regulation of lignocellulosic biomass degradation of in Trichoderma reesei, AP.R

Abstract

To meet the surge in demand for biofuels, ethanol-producing microorganisms, such as the Gram-negative bacterium Zymomonas mobilis, are of considerable interest due to their potential for the production of bioethanol. Z. mobilis attracted attention early i (AU)