Integrated proteomic and metabolomic analysis of an artificial microbial community for two-step production of vitamin C.

An artificial microbial community consisted of Ketogulonicigenium vulgare and Bacillus megaterium has been used in industry to produce 2-keto-gulonic acid (2-KGA), the precursor of vitamin C. During the mix culture fermentation process, sporulation and cell lysis of B. megaterium can be observed. In...

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Main Authors: Qian Ma, Jian Zhou, Weiwen Zhang, Xinxin Meng, Junwei Sun, Ying-Jin Yuan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3189245?pdf=render