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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 15, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2017
Applicant:
Ut-battelle, Llc, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Inventors:
Thomas Rydzak, Calgary, CA;
Adam M. Guss, Knoxville, TN (US);
Assignee:
UT-BATTELLE, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/16 (2006.01); C12N 9/00 (2006.01); C12P 7/06 (2006.01); C12P 7/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12N 9/93 (2013.01); C12P 7/065 (2013.01); C12P 7/10 (2013.01); C12P 7/16 (2013.01); C12Y 603/01002 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to genetically engineered bacteria strains with enhanced biofuel-producing capabilities from cellulosic substrates. The bacteria strains of the present disclosure comprise an inactivated Type I glutamine synthetase gene. The present disclosure is also directed to methods of producing biofuels from cellulosic biomass using the genetically engineered bacteria strains.