Engineering extracellular electron transfer pathways of electroactive microorganisms by synthetic biology for energy and chemicals production

J Zhang, F Li, D Liu, Q Liu, H Song - Chemical Society Reviews, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
The excessive consumption of fossil fuels causes massive emission of CO2, leading to
climate deterioration and environmental pollution. The development of substitutes and …

Industrial biotechnology of Pseudomonas putida: advances and prospects

A Weimer, M Kohlstedt, DC Volke, PI Nikel… - Applied microbiology …, 2020 - Springer
Pseudomonas putida is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium that can be encountered in
diverse ecological habitats. This ubiquity is traced to its remarkably versatile metabolism …

[HTML][HTML] Pseudomonas putida as a functional chassis for industrial biocatalysis: from native biochemistry to trans-metabolism

PI Nikel, V de Lorenzo - Metabolic engineering, 2018 - Elsevier
The itinerary followed by Pseudomonas putida from being a soil-dweller and plant colonizer
bacterium to become a flexible and engineer-able platform for metabolic engineering stems …

Microbial electrosynthesis: opportunities for microbial pure cultures

F Harnisch, JS Deutzmann, ST Boto… - Trends in …, 2024 - cell.com
Microbial electrosynthesis (MES) is an emerging technology that couples renewable
electricity to microbial production processes. Although advances in MES performance have …

Resource recovery from wastewater by biological technologies: opportunities, challenges, and prospects

D Puyol, DJ Batstone, T Hülsen, S Astals… - Frontiers in …, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Limits in resource availability are driving a change in current societal production systems,
changing the focus from residues treatment, such as wastewater treatment, toward resource …

Chasing bacterial chassis for metabolic engineering: a perspective review from classical to non‐traditional microorganisms

P Calero, PI Nikel - Microbial Biotechnology, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
The last few years have witnessed an unprecedented increase in the number of novel
bacterial species that hold potential to be used for metabolic engineering. Historically …

Electro-fermentation–merging electrochemistry with fermentation in industrial applications

A Schievano, TP Sciarria, K Vanbroekhoven… - Trends in …, 2016 - cell.com
Electro-fermentation (EF) merges traditional industrial fermentation with electrochemistry. An
imposed electrical field influences the fermentation environment and microbial metabolism …

Biophotovoltaics: green power generation from sunlight and water

J Tschörtner, B Lai, JO Krömer - Frontiers in microbiology, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Biophotovoltaics is a relatively new discipline in microbial fuel cell research. The basic idea
is the conversion of light energy into electrical energy using photosynthetic microorganisms …

From dirt to industrial applications: Pseudomonas putida as a synthetic biology chassis for hosting harsh biochemical reactions

PI Nikel, M Chavarria, A Danchin… - Current Opinion in …, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights•SynBio needs chassis with superior genetic, biochemical, and physiological
traits.•Environmental bacteria are endowed with many advantageous metabolic properties.• …

Electro-fermentation: sustainable bioproductions steered by electricity

B Virdis, RD Hoelzle, A Marchetti, ST Boto… - Biotechnology …, 2022 - Elsevier
The market of biobased products obtainable via fermentation processes has steadily
increased over the past few years, driven by the need to create a decarbonized economy. To …