Ralstonia

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Ralstonia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Beta Proteobacteria
Order: Burkholderiales
Family: Ralstoniaceae
Genus: Ralstonia
Species

Ralstonia basilensis
Ralstonia campinensis
Ralstonia eutropha
Ralstonia gilardii
Ralstonia insidiosa
Ralstonia mannitolilytica
Ralstonia metallidurans
Ralstonia paucula
Ralstonia pickettii
Ralstonia respiraculi
Ralstonia solanacearum
Ralstonia syzygii
Ralstonia taiwanensis

Ralstonia is a genus of proteobacteria, previously included in the genus Pseudomonas. It is named after the American bacteriologist E. Ralston.

Researchers at UCLA have genetically modified a variety of Ralstonia (Ralstonia eutropha H16) to produce isobutanol from CO2 feedstock using electricity produced by a solar cell. The project, funded by the U.S. Dept. of Energy, is a potential high energy density Electrofuel that could use existing infrastructure to replace oil as a transportation fuel. [1]

Genomics

References

  1. ↑ Integrated Electromicrobial Conversion of CO2 to Higher Alcohols, Liao, James C. Science 30 March 2012: Vol. 335 no. 6076 p. 1596 DOI: 10.1126/science.1217643
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