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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 22, 2011
Applicants:
Qingzhao Wang, Gainesville, FL (US);
Keelnatham T. Shanmugam, Gainesville, FL (US);
Lonnie O. Ingram, Gainesville, FL (US);
Inventors:
Qingzhao Wang, Gainesville, FL (US);
Keelnatham T. Shanmugam, Gainesville, FL (US);
Lonnie O. Ingram, Gainesville, FL (US);
Assignee:
University of Florida Research Foundation, Inc., Gainesville, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/56 (2006.01); C12N 1/20 (2006.01); C12N 9/04 (2006.01); C12N 9/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 7/56 (2013.01); C12N 9/0006 (2013.01); C12N 9/1022 (2013.01);
Abstract
Genetically modified microorganisms having the ability to produce D(−)-lactic acid at temperatures between 30° C. and 55° C. are provided. In various embodiments, the microorganisms may have the chromosomal lactate dehydrogenase (ldh) gene and/or the chromosomal acetolactate synthase (alsS) gene inactivated. Exemplary microorganisms for use in the disclosed methods arespp., such as