Creating a Genetic Toolbox for the Carbon-Fixing, Nitrogen-Fixing and Dehalogenating Bacterium <i>Xanthobacter autotrophicus</i>.

ABSTRACT: Xanthobacter autotrophicus is a metabolically flexible microorganism with two key features: (1) The organism has adapted to grow on a wide variety of carbon sources including CO₂, methanol, formate, propylene, haloalkanes and haloacids; and (2) X. autotrophicus was the first chemoautotroph identified that could also simultaneously fix N₂, meaning the organism can utilize CO₂, N₂, and H₂ for growth. This metabolic flexibility has enabled use of X. autotrophicus for gas fixation, the creation of fertilizers and foods from gases, and the dehalogenation of environmental contaminants. Despite the wide variety of applications that have already been demonstrated for this organism, there are few genetic tools available to

SUBMITTER: Van Voorhis AF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11574943 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature