Recombinant acetogenic bacterium for the conversion of methane to products
AssigneeLanzatech New Zealand Limited
InventorsMichael Koepke, Peter Dürre
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Abstract
The invention provides a recombinant, acetogenic bacterium that consumes a substrate comprising CH4 and converts at least a portion of the CH4 to a product. In particular, the bacterium of may comprise one or more of exogenous methane monooxygenase (MMO), exogenous nitrite reductase (NIR), and exogenous nitric oxide dismutase (NOD). The invention further provides a method for producing a product comprising providing a substrate comprising CH4 to a culture comprising a recombinant, acetogenic bacterium, whereby the bacterium converts at least a portion of the CH4 to a product.
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A recombinant bacterium that consumes a substrate comprising CH4 and converts at least a portion of the CH4 to a product, wherein the bacterium comprises a Wood-Ljungdahl pathway and comprises exogenous Methylomirabilis oxyfera methane monooxygenase (MMO).
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