Engineered Pseudomonas putida KT2440 co-utilizes galactose and glucose.
George L PeabodyJoshua R ElmoreJessica Martinez-BairdAdam M GussPublished in: Biotechnology for biofuels (2019)
We have engineered P. putida to catabolize galactose, which will allow future engineered strains to convert more plant biomass carbon to products of interest. Further, by demonstrating co-utilization of glucose and galactose, continuous bioconversion processes for mixed sugar streams are now possible.