THERMOPHILIC MICRO-ORGANISM FOR INCREASED ETHANOL PRODUCTION FROM STARCH-CONTAINING MATERIAL AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING INCREASED ETHANOL PRODUCTION WHILE USING SAME

摘要

A thermophilic micro-organism for increased ethanol production from starch-containing material modified by the insertion of a heterologous amylase gene under the control of a suitable promoter and further modification that inactivates the native lactate dehydrogenase gene in which the amylase gene is derived from Geobacillus species.