Production of Cellulose in Halophilic Photosynthetic Prokaryotes (Cyanobacteria)

摘要

The present invention includes compositions and methods for making and using halophilic cyanobacterium comprising a spontaneous mutation causing constitutive cellulose biosynthesis, whereby the cyanobacterium is capable of producing cellulose in brine. The compositions and methods of the present invention may be used as a new global crop for the manufacture of cellulose, CO₂ fixation, for the production of alternative sources of conventional cellulose as well as a biofuel and precursors thereof.