Efficient Biofilm-Based Fermentation Strategies for L-Threonine Production by Escherichia coli.

ABSTRACT: Biofilms provide cells favorable growth conditions, which have been exploited in industrial biotechnological processes. However, industrial application of the biofilm has not yet been reported in Escherichia coli, one of the most important platform strains, though the biofilm has been extensively studied for pathogenic reasons. Here, we engineered E. coli by overexpressing the fimH gene, which successfully enhanced its biofilm formation under industrial aerobic cultivation conditions. Subsequently, a biofilm-based immobilized fermentation strategy was developed. L-threonine production was increased from 10.5 to 14.1 g/L during batch fermentations and further to 17.5 g/L during continuous (repeated-batch) fermentations with enhanced productivities. Molecular basis for t

SUBMITTER: Chen T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6688125 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature