COMPOSITIONS, METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR PRODUCING SACCHARIDES IN PHOTOSYNTHETIC PROKARYOTES (CYANOBACTERIA)

摘要

The present invention includes compositions, methods and system for making and using cyanobacteria that produce extracellular saccharides. In one composition the cyanobacteria may also include a portion of an exogenous cellulose operon sufficient to express cellulose. The compositions and methods of the present invention may be used as a new global crop for the manufacture of cellulose and saccharides, CO2 fixation, the production of alternative sources of cellulose and saccharides for conventional applications, as well as for biofuels and precursors thereof.