Corynebacterium glutamicum

Corynebacterium glutamicum
C. glutamicum under phase contrast
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Actinobacteria
Order: Actinomycetales
Suborder: Corynebacterineae
Family: Corynebacteriaceae
Genus: Corynebacterium
Binomial name
Corynebacterium glutamicum

Corynebacterium glutamicum is a Gram-positive, rod-shaped bacteria which is used industrially for large-scale production of amino acids.[1] While originally identified in a screen for organisms secreting L-glutamate, mutants of C. glutamicum have also been identified which produce various other amino acids.[2]

Due to its industrial importance, several clones of C. glutamicum have been sequenced by both industry and academic groups.[1]

See also

List of sequenced bacterial genomes

References

  1. 1 2 Kalinowski, J; Bathe, B; Bartels, D; Bischoff, N; Bott, M; et al. (4 September 2003). "The complete Corynebacterium glutamicum ATCC 13032 genome sequence and its impact on the production of l-aspartate-derived amino acids and vitamins". Journal of Biotechnology 104 (1-3): 5–25. doi:10.1016/S0168-1656(03)00154-8. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
  2. Zahoor A; Lindner SN; Wendisch VF (October 2012). "Metabolic Engineering of Corynebacterium glutamicum Aimed at Alternative Carbon Sources and New Products". Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal 3 (4): 1–11. doi:10.5936/csbj.201210004. Retrieved 19 December 2015.

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