Thermophilic micro-organisms for ethanol production

摘要

A thermophilic micro-organism comprising a modification that increases amylase expression and starch hydrolysis compared to wild-type, wherein the modification is insertion of a heterologous amylase gene.

主权项

1. A thermophilic micro-organism modified by the insertion of a heterologous amylase gene under the control of a suitable promoter, and further modified to inactivate the native lactate dehydrogenase (ldh) gene by deletion of the ldh gene or a portion thereof.