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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2011
Thomas E. Wall, Austin, TX (US);
You Chen, San Diego, CA (US);
Stanley Bower, San Diego, CA (US);
Wendy Loza, San Diego, CA (US);
Thomas E. Wall, Austin, TX (US);
You Chen, San Diego, CA (US);
Stanley Bower, San Diego, CA (US);
Wendy Loza, San Diego, CA (US);
ExxonMobil Research and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ (US);
Abstract
The invention provides a method of culturing a microorganism that produces a free fatty acid in a culture medium, comprising culturing the microorganism in the culture medium comprising a sufficient amount (e.g., at least about 0.5 mM) of a carboxylate counterion source to enhance viability of the microorganism in the culture medium. Fatty acids produced using the methods of the invention can be used to synthesize a variety of products, including biofuels.