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    Elimination of editing plasmid mediated by theophylline riboswitch in Zymomonas mobilis

    Zymomonas mobilis is regarded as a potential chassis for the production of platform chemicals. Genome editing using the CRISPR-Cas system could meet the need for gene modification in metabolic engineering. Howev...

    Yuhuan Huang, Mao Chen, Guoquan Hu, Bo Wu in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (2023)

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    Molecular mechanism of engineered Zymomonas mobilis to furfural and acetic acid stress

    Acetic acid and furfural (AF) are two major inhibitors of microorganisms during lignocellulosic ethanol production. In our previous study, we successfully engineered Zymomonas mobilis 532 (ZM532) strain by genome...

    Samina Shabbir, Weiting Wang, Mohsin Nawaz, Prerona Boruah in Microbial Cell Factories (2023)

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    Taraxasterol Inhibits Hyperactivation of Macrophages to Alleviate the Sepsis-induced Inflammatory Response of ARDS Rats

    To explore the effect and mechanism of taraxasterol on sepsis-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Twenty-four male SD rats were randomly divided into four groups: the control group, model (lipo...

    Chanyuan Bu, Rui Wang, Yunyun Wang, Bing Lu in Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics (2022)

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    d-Lactic acid production from agricultural residues by membrane integrated continuous fermentation coupled with B vitamin supplementation

    d-Lactic acid played an important role in the establishment of PLA as a substitute for petrochemical plastics. But, so far, the d-lactic acid production was limited in only pilot scale, which was definitely unabl...

    Kedong Ma, Yubo Cui, Ke Zhao, Yuxuan Yang in Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts (2022)

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    Cellulosic ethanol production by consortia of Scheffersomyces stipitis and engineered Zymomonas mobilis

    As one of the clean and sustainable energies, lignocellulosic ethanol has achieved much attention around the world. The production of lignocellulosic ethanol does not compete with people for food, while the co...

    Lingling Sun, Bo Wu, Zengqin Zhang, **g Yan, Panting Liu in Biotechnology for Biofuels (2021)

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    Endogenous CRISPR-assisted microhomology-mediated end joining enables rapid genome editing in Zymomonas mobilis

    Zymomonas mobilis is a natural ethanologen with many desirable characteristics, making it an ideal platform for future biorefineries. Recently, an endogenous CRISPR-based genome editing tool has been developed fo...

    **n Sui, **aojie Wang, Tao Liu, Qing Ye, Bo Wu, Guoquan Hu in Biotechnology for Biofuels (2021)

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    Development and characterization of acidic-pH-tolerant mutants of Zymomonas mobilis through adaptation and next-generation sequencing-based genome resequencing and RNA-Seq

    Acid pretreatment is a common strategy used to break down the hemicellulose component of the lignocellulosic biomass to release pentoses, and a subsequent enzymatic hydrolysis step is usually applied to releas...

    Qing Yang, Yongfu Yang, Ying Tang, **a Wang, Yunhao Chen in Biotechnology for Biofuels (2020)

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    Novel mutagenesis and screening technologies for food microorganisms: advances and prospects

    Microorganisms are indispensable in the food industry, but wild-type strains hardly meet the current industrial demands due to several undesirable traits. Therefore, microbial strain improvement offers a criti...

    Qinghui Yu, Yuncheng Li, Bo Wu, Wei Hu in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology (2020)

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    Genome shuffling enhances stress tolerance of Zymomonas mobilis to two inhibitors

    Furfural and acetic acid are the two major inhibitors generated during lignocellulose pretreatment and hydrolysis, would severely inhibit the cell growth, metabolism, and ethanol fermentation efficiency of Zymomo...

    Weiting Wang, Bo Wu, Han Qin, Panting Liu, Yao Qin in Biotechnology for Biofuels (2019)

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    Bio-detoxification Bacteria Isolated from Dye-Polluted Soils Promote Lactic Acid Production from Ammonia Pretreated Corn Stover

    Agro-stovers are the most abundant substrates for producing lactic acid, which has great potential application in the production of biodegradable and biocompatible polylactic acid polymers. However, chemical p...

    Ling Liu, Yuyuan Cai, Hong Li, Shumiao Zhao in Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology (2019)

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    Replacing water and nutrients for ethanol production by ARTP derived biogas slurry tolerant Zymomonas mobilis strain

    Reducing fresh water consumption and nutrient addition will be an effective way to reduce the whole cost of bioethanol production. On the other hand, treatment of biogas slurry derived from anaerobic digestion...

    Guowei Duan, Bo Wu, Han Qin, Weiting Wang, Qiong Tan in Biotechnology for Biofuels (2019)

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    Engineered Zymomonas mobilis tolerant to acetic acid and low pH via multiplex atmospheric and room temperature plasma mutagenesis

    Cellulosic biofuels are sustainable compared to fossil fuels. However, inhibitors, such as acetic acid generated during lignocellulose pretreatment and hydrolysis, would significantly inhibit microbial ferment...

    Bo Wu, Han Qin, Yiwei Yang, Guowei Duan, Shihui Yang in Biotechnology for Biofuels (2019)

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    Single-cell Protein and Xylitol Production by a Novel Yeast Strain Candida intermedia FL023 from Lignocellulosic Hydrolysates and Xylose

    Yeasts are good candidates to utilize the hydrolysates of lignocellulose, the most abundant bioresource, for bioproducts. This study aimed to evaluate the efficiencies of single-cell protein (SCP) and xylitol ...

    Jiaqiang Wu, **long Hu, Shumiao Zhao in Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology (2018)

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    Bacillus vini sp. nov. isolated from alcohol fermentation pit mud

    A novel aerobic, Gram-stain-positive, sporogenous, rod-shaped bacterium, designated LAM0415T, was isolated from an alcohol fermentation pit mud sample collected from Sichuan Luzhou-flavour liquor enterprise in Ch...

    Kedong Ma, **aorong Chen, **ang Guo, Yanwei Wang, Huimin Wang in Archives of Microbiology (2016)

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    Using global transcription machinery engineering (gTME) to improve ethanol tolerance of Zymomonas mobilis

    With the increasing global crude oil crisis and resulting environmental concerns, the production of biofuels from renewable resources has become increasingly important. One of the major challenges faced during...

    Furong Tan, Bo Wu, Lichun Dai, Han Qin, Zongxia Shui in Microbial Cell Factories (2016)