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Internalization and accumulation of model lignin breakdown products in bacteria and fungi.

Meghan C Barnhart-DaileyDongmei YeDulce C HayesDanae MaesCasey T SimoesLeah AppelhansAmanda Carroll-PortilloMichael S KentJerilyn A Timlin
Published in: Biotechnology for biofuels (2019)
Mass spectrometry and single-cell microscopy methods were developed to establish a toolset for providing direct measurement and visualization of relative internal concentrations of mono- and di-aryl compounds in microbes. Utilizing these methods, we observed broad variation in intracellular concentration between organisms and within populations and this may have important consequences for the efficiency and productivity of an industrial process for bioconversion. Subsequent application of this toolset will be useful in identifying and characterizing specific transporters for lignin-derived mono- and di-aryl compounds.
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