A directed genome evolution method to enhance hydrogen production in Rhodobacter capsulatus.
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ABSTRACT: Nitrogenase-dependent H2 production by photosynthetic bacteria, such as Rhodobacter capsulatus, has been extensively investigated. An important limitation to increase H2 production using genetic manipulation is the scarcity of high-throughput screening methods to detect possible overproducing mutants. Previously, we engineered R. capsulatus strains that emitted fluorescence in response to H2 and used them to identify mutations in the nitrogenase Fe protein leading to H2 overproduction. Here, we used ultraviolet light to induce random mutations in the genome of the engineered H2-sensing strain, and fluorescent-activated cell sorting to detect and isolate the H2-overproducing cells from libraries containing 5 × 1
SUBMITTER: Barahona E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9449697 | biostudies-literature | 2022
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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