Open AccessEscherichia coli in Auto(trophic) Mode
Author(s) -
Tobias J. Erb,
Philipp Keller,
Julia A. Vorholt
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 26.304
H-Index - 776
eISSN - 1097-4172
pISSN - 0092-8674
DOI - 10.1016/j.cell.2019.10.040
Subject(s) - biology , autotroph , organism , trophic level , heterotroph , escherichia coli , biomass (ecology) , carbon dioxide , carbon fibers , ecology , bacteria , biochemistry , genetics , gene , materials science , composite number , composite material
It is challenging to convert a heterotrophic organism that loves sugars and other multicarbon compounds as energy and carbon sources into an autotroph that builds all biomass from carbon dioxide. In this issue, Gleizer et al. demonstrate how this can be achieved.
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