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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2010
Donald E. Trimbur, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Chung-soon Im, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Harrison F. Dillon, San Mateo, CA (US);
Anthony G. Day, San Francisco, CA (US);
Scott Franklin, La Jolla, CA (US);
Anna Coragliotti, San Francisco, CA (US);
Donald E. Trimbur, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Chung-Soon Im, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Harrison F. Dillon, San Mateo, CA (US);
Anthony G. Day, San Francisco, CA (US);
Scott Franklin, La Jolla, CA (US);
Anna Coragliotti, San Francisco, CA (US);
Solazyme, Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention provides methods of cultivating oil-bearing microbes using cellulosic material. Also provided are microorganisms containing one or more exogenous genes that facilitate the use of cellulosic materials as a feedstock. Also provided are microorganisms and methods for manufacturing non-alcohol-based fuels and fuel feedstocks through a process of converting cellulosic materials into oils.