Algenol Biotech LLC

Algenol Biofuels, Inc.

Kui Wang

Heike Enke

Tuo Shi

Kerstin Baier

Dan Kramer

Alexandra Friedrich

Frank Uliczka

Irina Piven

Masami Inaba

Ulf Dühring

Paul Gordon Roessler

Ming-De Deng

Ulf Duehring

Christian Weissert

Frank Jochem

Charles Ryan Budinoff

Songhua Zhu

The invention provides genetically modified cyanobacterial cells that are capable of utilizing phosphite as a primary phosphorus source, and can out-compete contaminant organisms for certain forms of phosphorus more effectively.

Cyanobacterial strains capable of utilizing phosphite

A genetically enhanced cyanobacterial host cell,sp. ABICyanoI, is disclosed. The enhancedsp. ABICyanoI produces a compound or compounds of interest.

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A plasmid vector for the production of compounds in cyanobacteria is described which is capable of being efficiently transformed to and replicating in a broad range of cyanobacterial species.

Shuttle vector capable of transforming multiple genera of cyanobacteria

A cyanobacterial host cell,sp., that harbors at least one recombinant gene for the production of a chemical compounds is provided, as well as vectors derived from an endogenous plasmid isolated from the cell.

A genetically enhanced cyanobacterial host cell,sp. ABICyano1, is disclosed. The enhancedsp. ABICyano1 produces a compound or compounds of interest.

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Fort Myers, FL, United States of America

Kui Wang