Corn-stalk sugars feed new bacterial strain designed to make useful chemicals

EngineeringNews newsroom brief · 2h ago · 1 min read · via phys.org

Engineers have developed a strain of a common bacterial species that can feed exclusively on the three major sugars present in corn stalks. While the new multiple-sugar-consuming strain of the bacterium Pseudomonas putida is interesting in its own right, a new paper published in

Engineers have developed a strain of a common bacterial species that can feed exclusively on the three major sugars present in corn stalks. While the new multiple-sugar-consuming strain of the bacterium Pseudomonas putida is interesting in its own right, a new paper published in This story matters for Science & Discovery readers tracking engineering. Reported by phys.org. Read the full original at the source link below.

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