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Gong G, Wu B, Liu L, Li J, He M. Engineering oleaginous red yeasts as versatile chassis for the production of oleochemicals and valuable compounds: Current advances and perspectives. Biotechnol Adv 2024; 76:108432. [PMID: 39163921 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2024.108432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2024] [Revised: 07/04/2024] [Accepted: 08/16/2024] [Indexed: 08/22/2024]
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Enabling the transition towards a future circular bioeconomy based on industrial biomanufacturing necessitates the development of efficient and versatile microbial platforms for sustainable chemical and fuel production. Recently, there has been growing interest in engineering non-model microbes as superior biomanufacturing platforms due to their broad substrate range and high resistance to stress conditions. Among these non-conventional microbes, red yeasts belonging to the genus Rhodotorula have emerged as promising industrial chassis for the production of specialty chemicals such as oleochemicals, organic acids, fatty acid derivatives, terpenoids, and other valuable compounds. Advancements in genetic and metabolic engineering techniques, coupled with systems biology analysis, have significantly enhanced the production capacity of red yeasts. These developments have also expanded the range of substrates and products that can be utilized or synthesized by these yeast species. This review comprehensively examines the current efforts and recent progress made in red yeast research. It encompasses the exploration of available substrates, systems analysis using multi-omics data, establishment of genome-scale models, development of efficient molecular tools, identification of genetic elements, and engineering approaches for the production of various industrially relevant bioproducts. Furthermore, strategies to improve substrate conversion and product formation both with systematic and synthetic biology approaches are discussed, along with future directions and perspectives in improving red yeasts as more versatile biotechnological chassis in contributing to a circular bioeconomy. The review aims to provide insights and directions for further research in this rapidly evolving field. Ultimately, harnessing the capabilities of red yeasts will play a crucial role in paving the way towards next-generation sustainable bioeconomy.
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- Guiping Gong
- Biomass Energy Technology Research Centre, Rural Energy and Ecology Research Center of CAAS, Key Laboratory of Development and Application of Rural Renewable Energy (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs), Biogas Institute of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Chengdu 610041, PR China.
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- Biomass Energy Technology Research Centre, Rural Energy and Ecology Research Center of CAAS, Key Laboratory of Development and Application of Rural Renewable Energy (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs), Biogas Institute of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Chengdu 610041, PR China
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- Biomass Energy Technology Research Centre, Rural Energy and Ecology Research Center of CAAS, Key Laboratory of Development and Application of Rural Renewable Energy (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs), Biogas Institute of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Chengdu 610041, PR China
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- Biomass Energy Technology Research Centre, Rural Energy and Ecology Research Center of CAAS, Key Laboratory of Development and Application of Rural Renewable Energy (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs), Biogas Institute of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Chengdu 610041, PR China
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- Biomass Energy Technology Research Centre, Rural Energy and Ecology Research Center of CAAS, Key Laboratory of Development and Application of Rural Renewable Energy (Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs), Biogas Institute of Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Chengdu 610041, PR China
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Tonato D, Brun T, Luft L, Dos Santos MSN, Drumm FC, Grassi P, Georgin J, Kuhn RC, Zabot GL, Mazutti MA. Submerged cultivation of Nigrospora sp. in batch and fed-batch modes for microbial oil production. Nat Prod Res 2024; 38:1662-1669. [PMID: 37211779 DOI: 10.1080/14786419.2023.2214946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 05/08/2023] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Microbial lipids are a valuable source of potential biofuels and essential polyunsaturated fatty acids. The optimization of the fermentation conditions is a strategy that affects the total lipid concentration. The genus Nigrospora sp. has been the target of investigations based on its potential bioherbicidal action. Therefore, this study developed a strategy to maximize the biomass concentration and lipid accumulation by Nigrospora sp. in submerged fermentation. Different media compositions and process variables were investigated in shaken flasks and bioreactor in batch and fed-batch modes. Maximum biomass concentration and lipid accumulations were 40.17 g/L and 21.32 wt% in the bioreactor, which was 2.1 and 5.4 times higher than the same condition in shaken flasks, respectively. This study presents relevant information to the production of fungal lipids since few investigations are exploring the fed-batch strategy to increase the yield of fungi lipids, as well as few studies investigating Nigrospora sp. to produce lipids.
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- Denise Tonato
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Department of Rural Engineering, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Agroindustrial Processes Engineering (LAPE), Federal University of Santa Maria, Cachoeira do Sul, Brazil
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
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Robles-Iglesias R, Fernández-Blanco C, Nicaud JM, Veiga MC, Kennes C. Unlocking the potential of one-carbon gases (CO 2, CO) for concomitant bioproduction of β-carotene and lipids. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2024; 271:115950. [PMID: 38211510 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.115950] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2023] [Revised: 01/03/2024] [Accepted: 01/05/2024] [Indexed: 01/13/2024]
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This study investigates the use of a Yarrowia lipolytica strain for the bioconversion of syngas-derived acetic acid into β-carotene and lipids. A two-stage process was employed, starting with the acetogenic fermentation of syngas by Clostridium aceticum, metabolising CO, CO2, H2, to produce acetic acid, which is then utilized by Y. lipolytica for simultaneous lipid and β-carotene synthesis. The research demonstrates that acetic acid concentration plays a pivotal role in modulating lipid profiles and enhancing β-carotene production, with increased acetic acid consumption leading to higher yields of these compounds. This approach showcases the potential of using one-carbon gases as substrates in bioprocesses for generating valuable bioproducts, providing a sustainable and cost-effective alternative to more conventional feedstocks and substrates, such as sugars.
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- Raúl Robles-Iglesias
- Chemical Engineering Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences and Interdisciplinary Centre of Chemistry and Biology - Centro Interdisciplinar de Química y Biología (CICA), BIOENGIN group, University of La Coruña, Rúa da Fraga 10, La Coruña 15008, Spain
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- Chemical Engineering Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences and Interdisciplinary Centre of Chemistry and Biology - Centro Interdisciplinar de Química y Biología (CICA), BIOENGIN group, University of La Coruña, Rúa da Fraga 10, La Coruña 15008, Spain
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- Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Micalis Institute, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Chemical Engineering Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences and Interdisciplinary Centre of Chemistry and Biology - Centro Interdisciplinar de Química y Biología (CICA), BIOENGIN group, University of La Coruña, Rúa da Fraga 10, La Coruña 15008, Spain
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- Chemical Engineering Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences and Interdisciplinary Centre of Chemistry and Biology - Centro Interdisciplinar de Química y Biología (CICA), BIOENGIN group, University of La Coruña, Rúa da Fraga 10, La Coruña 15008, Spain.
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Gallego-García M, Susmozas A, Negro MJ, Moreno AD. Challenges and prospects of yeast-based microbial oil production within a biorefinery concept. Microb Cell Fact 2023; 22:246. [PMID: 38053171 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-023-02254-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023] Open
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Biodiesel, unlike to its fossil-based homologue (diesel), is renewable. Its use contributes to greater sustainability in the energy sector, mainly by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Current biodiesel production relies on plant- and animal-related feedstocks, resulting in high final costs to the prices of those raw materials. In addition, the production of those materials competes for arable land and has provoked a heated debate involving their use food vs. fuel. As an alternative, single-cell oils (SCOs) obtained from oleaginous microorganisms are attractive sources as a biofuel precursor due to their high lipid content, and composition similar to vegetable oils and animal fats. To make SCOs competitive from an economic point of view, the use of readily available low-cost substrates becomes essential. This work reviews the most recent advances in microbial oil production from non-synthetic sugar-rich media, particularly sugars from lignocellulosic wastes, highlighting the main challenges and prospects for deploying this technology fully in the framework of a Biorefinery concept.
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- María Gallego-García
- Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Unit, Department of Energy, Research Center for Energy, Environment and Technology (CIEMAT), Avda. Complutense 40, Madrid, 28040, Spain
- Department of Biomedicine and Biotechnology, University of Alcalá de Henares, Alcalá de Henares, Spain
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- Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Unit, Department of Energy, Research Center for Energy, Environment and Technology (CIEMAT), Avda. Complutense 40, Madrid, 28040, Spain
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- Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Unit, Department of Energy, Research Center for Energy, Environment and Technology (CIEMAT), Avda. Complutense 40, Madrid, 28040, Spain.
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- Advanced Biofuels and Bioproducts Unit, Department of Energy, Research Center for Energy, Environment and Technology (CIEMAT), Avda. Complutense 40, Madrid, 28040, Spain
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Robles-Iglesias R, Nicaud JM, Veiga MC, Kennes C. Integrated fermentative process for lipid and β-carotene production from acetogenic syngas fermentation using an engineered oleaginous Yarrowia lipolytica yeast. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023; 389:129815. [PMID: 37783238 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129815] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Revised: 09/29/2023] [Accepted: 09/29/2023] [Indexed: 10/04/2023]
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An engineered Yarrowia lipolytica strain was successfully employed to produce β-carotene and lipids from acetic acid, a product of syngas fermentation by Clostridium aceticum. The strain showed acetic acid tolerance up to concentrations of 20 g/L. Flask experiments yielded a peak lipid content of 33.7 % and β-carotene concentration of 13.6 mg/g under specific nutrient conditions. The study also investigated pH effects on production in bioreactors, revealing optimal lipid and β-carotene contents at pH 6.0, reaching 22.9 % and 44 mg/g, respectively. Lipid profiles were consistent across experiments, with C18:1 being the dominant compound at approximately 50 %. This research underscores a green revolution in bioprocessing, showing how biocatalysts can convert syngas, a potentially polluting byproduct, into valuable β-carotene and lipids with a Y. lipolytica strain.
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- Raúl Robles-Iglesias
- Chemical Engineering Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences and Interdisciplinary Centre of Chemistry and Biology - Centro Interdisciplinar de Química y Biología (CICA), BIOENGIN Group, University of A Coruña, Rúa da Fraga 10, La Coruña 15008, Spain
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- Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Micalis Institute, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France
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- Chemical Engineering Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences and Interdisciplinary Centre of Chemistry and Biology - Centro Interdisciplinar de Química y Biología (CICA), BIOENGIN Group, University of A Coruña, Rúa da Fraga 10, La Coruña 15008, Spain
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- Chemical Engineering Laboratory, Faculty of Sciences and Interdisciplinary Centre of Chemistry and Biology - Centro Interdisciplinar de Química y Biología (CICA), BIOENGIN Group, University of A Coruña, Rúa da Fraga 10, La Coruña 15008, Spain.
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Growth Potential of Selected Yeast Strains Cultivated on Xylose-Based Media Mimicking Lignocellulosic Wastewater Streams: High Production of Microbial Lipids by Rhodosporidium toruloides. FERMENTATION-BASEL 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/fermentation8120713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The potential of Rhodosporidium toruloides, Candida oleophila, Metschnikowia pulcherima, and Cryptococcus curvatus species to produce single-cell-oil (SCO) and other valuable metabolites on low-cost media, based on commercial-type xylose, was investigated. Rhodosporidium strains were further evaluated in shake-flasks using different lignosulphonate (LS) concentrations, in media mimicking waste streams derived from the paper and pulp industry. Increasing the LS concentration up to 40 g/L resulted in enhanced dry cell weight (DCW) while SCO production increased up to ~5.0 g/L when R. toruloides NRRL Y-27012 and DSM 4444 were employed. The intra-cellular polysaccharide production ranged from 0.9 to 2.3 g/L in all fermentations. Subsequent fed-batch bioreactor experiments with R. toruloides NRRL Y-27012 using 20 g/L of LS and xylose, led to SCO production of 17.0 g/L with maximum lipids in DCW (YL/X) = 57.0% w/w. The fatty acid (FA) profile in cellular lipids showed that oleic (50.3–63.4% w/w) and palmitic acid (23.9–31.0%) were the major FAs. Only SCO from batch trials of R. toruloides strains contained α-linolenic acid. Media that was supplemented with various LS concentrations enhanced the unsaturation profile of SCO from R. toruloides NRRL Y-27012. SCO from R. toruloides strains could replace plant-based commodity oils in oleochemical-operations and/or it could be micro- and nano-encapsulated into novel food-based formulas offering healthier food-products.
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Filippousi R, Diamantopoulou P, Stavropoulou M, Makris DP, Papanikolaou S. Lipid production by Rhodosporidium toruloides from biodiesel-derived glycerol in shake flasks and bioreactor: Impact of initial C/N molar ratio and added onion-peel extract. Process Biochem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2022.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Abeln F, Chuck CJ. The history, state of the art and future prospects for oleaginous yeast research. Microb Cell Fact 2021; 20:221. [PMID: 34876155 PMCID: PMC8650507 DOI: 10.1186/s12934-021-01712-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Lipid-based biofuels, such as biodiesel and hydroprocessed esters, are a central part of the global initiative to reduce the environmental impact of the transport sector. The vast majority of production is currently from first-generation feedstocks, such as rapeseed oil, and waste cooking oils. However, the increased exploitation of soybean oil and palm oil has led to vast deforestation, smog emissions and heavily impacted on biodiversity in tropical regions. One promising alternative, potentially capable of meeting future demand sustainably, are oleaginous yeasts. Despite being known about for 143 years, there has been an increasing effort in the last decade to develop a viable industrial system, with currently around 100 research papers published annually. In the academic literature, approximately 160 native yeasts have been reported to produce over 20% of their dry weight in a glyceride-rich oil. The most intensively studied oleaginous yeast have been Cutaneotrichosporon oleaginosus (20% of publications), Rhodotorula toruloides (19%) and Yarrowia lipolytica (19%). Oleaginous yeasts have been primarily grown on single saccharides (60%), hydrolysates (26%) or glycerol (19%), and mainly on the mL scale (66%). Process development and genetic modification (7%) have been applied to alter yeast performance and the lipids, towards the production of biofuels (77%), food/supplements (24%), oleochemicals (19%) or animal feed (3%). Despite over a century of research and the recent application of advanced genetic engineering techniques, the industrial production of an economically viable commodity oil substitute remains elusive. This is mainly due to the estimated high production cost, however, over the course of the twenty-first century where climate change will drastically change global food supply networks and direct governmental action will likely be levied at more destructive crops, yeast lipids offer a flexible platform for localised, sustainable lipid production. Based on data from the large majority of oleaginous yeast academic publications, this review is a guide through the history of oleaginous yeast research, an assessment of the best growth and lipid production achieved to date, the various strategies employed towards industrial production and importantly, a critical discussion about what needs to be built on this huge body of work to make producing a yeast-derived, more sustainable, glyceride oil a commercial reality.
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- Felix Abeln
- Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK.
- Centre for Sustainable and Circular Technologies, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK.
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Karamerou EE, Parsons S, McManus MC, Chuck CJ. Using techno-economic modelling to determine the minimum cost possible for a microbial palm oil substitute. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2021; 14:57. [PMID: 33663577 PMCID: PMC7934523 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-021-01911-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2020] [Accepted: 02/21/2021] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Heterotrophic single-cell oils (SCOs) are one potential replacement to lipid-derived biofuels sourced from first-generation crops such as palm oil. However, despite a large experimental research effort in this area, there are only a handful of techno-economic modelling publications. As such, there is little understanding of whether SCOs are, or could ever be, a potential competitive replacement. To help address this question, we designed a detailed model that coupled a hypothetical heterotroph (using the very best possible biological lipid production) with the largest and most efficient chemical plant design possible. RESULTS Our base case gave a lipid selling price of $1.81/kg for ~ 8,000 tonnes/year production, that could be reduced to $1.20/kg on increasing production to ~ 48,000 tonnes of lipid a year. A range of scenarios to further reduce this cost were then assessed, including using a thermotolerant strain (reducing the cost from $1.20 to $1.15/kg), zero-cost electricity ($ 1.12/kg), using non-sterile conditions ($1.19/kg), wet extraction of lipids ($1.16/kg), continuous production of extracellular lipid ($0.99/kg) and selling the whole yeast cell, including recovering value for the protein and carbohydrate ($0.81/kg). If co-products were produced alongside the lipid then the price could be effectively reduced to $0, depending on the amount of carbon funnelled away from lipid production, as long as the co-product could be sold in excess of $1/kg. CONCLUSIONS The model presented here represents an ideal case that which while not achievable in reality, importantly would not be able to be improved on, irrespective of the scientific advances in this area. From the scenarios explored, it is possible to produce lower cost SCOs, but research must start to be applied in three key areas, firstly designing products where the whole cell is used. Secondly, further work on the product systems that produce lipids extracellularly in a continuous processing methodology or finally that create an effective biorefinery designed to produce a low molecular weight, bulk chemical, alongside the lipid. All other research areas will only ever give incremental gains rather than leading towards an economically competitive, sustainable, microbial oil.
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- Eleni E Karamerou
- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
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- Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, UK
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Gorte O, Kugel M, Ochsenreither K. Optimization of carbon source efficiency for lipid production with the oleaginous yeast Saitozyma podzolica DSM 27192 applying automated continuous feeding. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2020; 13:181. [PMID: 33292512 PMCID: PMC7607716 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-020-01824-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2020] [Accepted: 10/23/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Biotechnologically produced microbial lipids are of interest as potential alternatives for crude and plant oils. Their lipid profile is similar to plant oils and can therefore be a substitute for the production of biofuels, additives for food and cosmetics industry as well as building blocks for oleochemicals. Commercial microbial lipids production, however, is still not profitable and research on process optimization and cost reduction is required. This study reports on the process optimization using glucose or xylose with the unconventional oleaginous yeast Saitozyma podzolica DSM 27192 aiming to reduce the applied carbon source amount without sacrificing lipid productivity. RESULTS By optimizing the process parameters temperature and pH, lipid productivity was enhanced by 40%. Thereupon, by establishing a two-phase strategy with an initial batch phase and a subsequent fed-batch phase for lipid production in which a constant sugar concentration of about 10 g/L was maintained, resulted in saving of ~ 41% of total glucose and ~ 26% of total xylose. By performing the automated continuous sugar feed the total sugar uptake was improved to ~ 91% for glucose and ~ 92% for xylose and thus, prevented waste of unused carbon source in the cultivation medium. In addition, reduced glucose cultivation resulted in to 28% higher cell growth and 19% increase of lipid titer. By using xylose, the by-product xylonic acid was identified for the first time as by-product of S. podzolica. CONCLUSIONS These findings provide a broad view of different cultivation process strategies with subsequent comparison and evaluation for lipid production with S. podzolica. Additionally, new biotechnological characteristics of this yeast were highlighted regarding the ability to produce valuable organic acids from sustainable and renewable sugars.
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- Olga Gorte
- Institute of Process Engineering in Life Science 2: Technical Biology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Fitz-Haber-Weg 4, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Process Engineering in Life Science 2: Technical Biology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Fitz-Haber-Weg 4, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Institute of Process Engineering in Life Science 2: Technical Biology, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Fitz-Haber-Weg 4, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany
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Diamantopoulou P, Stoforos NG, Xenopoulos E, Sarris D, Psarianos D, Philippoussis A, Papanikolaou S. Lipid production by Cryptococcus curvatus growing on commercial xylose and subsequent valorization of fermentation waste-waters for the production of edible and medicinal mushrooms. Biochem Eng J 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2020.107706] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Poontawee R, Limtong S. Feeding Strategies of Two-Stage Fed-Batch Cultivation Processes for Microbial Lipid Production from Sugarcane Top Hydrolysate and Crude Glycerol by the Oleaginous Red Yeast Rhodosporidiobolus fluvialis. Microorganisms 2020; 8:E151. [PMID: 31979035 PMCID: PMC7074793 DOI: 10.3390/microorganisms8020151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2020] [Revised: 01/16/2020] [Accepted: 01/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Microbial lipids are able to produce from various raw materials including lignocellulosic biomass by the effective oleaginous microorganisms using different cultivation processes. This study aimed to enhance microbial lipid production from the low-cost substrates namely sugarcane top hydrolysate and crude glycerol by Rhodosporidiobolus fluvialis DMKU-SP314, using two-stage fed-batch cultivation with different feeding strategies in a 3 L stirred-tank fermenter. The effect of two feeding strategies of 147.5 g/L crude glycerol solution was evaluated including pulse feeding at different starting time points (48, 24, and 72 h after initiation of batch operation) and constant feeding at different dilution rates (0.012, 0.020, and 0.033 h-1). The maximum lipid concentration of 23.6 g/L and cell mass of 38.5 g/L were achieved when constant feeding was performed at the dilution rate of 0.012 h-1 after 48 h of batch operation, which represented 1.24-fold and 1.27-fold improvements in the lipid and cell mass concentration, respectively. Whereas, batch cultivation provided 19.1 g/L of lipids and 30.3 g/L of cell mass. The overall lipid productivity increased to 98.4 mg/L/d in the two-stage fed-batch cultivation. This demonstrated that the two-stage fed-batch cultivation with constant feeding strategy has the possibility to apply for large-scale production of lipids by yeast.
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- Rujiralai Poontawee
- Department of Biological Science, Faculty of Science and Technology, Huachiew Chalermprakiet University, Bangphli, Samutprakarn 10540, Thailand;
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- Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University, Chatuchak, Bangkok 10900, Thailand
- Academy of Science, The Royal Society of Thailand, Bangkok 10300, Thailand
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Karamerou EE, Webb C. Cultivation modes for microbial oil production using oleaginous yeasts – A review. Biochem Eng J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bej.2019.107322] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Laboratory evolution strategies for improving lipid accumulation in Yarrowia lipolytica. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2019; 103:8585-8596. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-019-10088-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2019] [Revised: 07/22/2019] [Accepted: 08/08/2019] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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Gálvez-López D, Chávez-Meléndez B, Vázquez-Ovando A, Rosas-Quijano R. The metabolism and genetic regulation of lipids in the oleaginous yeast Yarrowia lipolytica. Braz J Microbiol 2019; 50:23-31. [PMID: 30637631 PMCID: PMC6863248 DOI: 10.1007/s42770-018-0004-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2017] [Accepted: 09/02/2018] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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The biotechnological potential of Yarrowia lipolytica, as a single cell oil-producing microorganism, is presented in this review. Although initially this yeast species was considered as a lipid-degrading, recently, it was reclassified as a lipid-producing microorganism, since it has been reported to be capable of accumulating diverse desirable fatty acids after metabolic pathway engineering. In the first part of the present document, a general revision of the oil metabolic pathways and the capacity of oil production in Y. lipolytica is presented. The single cell oil produced by these metabolic engineering strategies has been designed by optimization, introduction, or suppression of new pathways to increase yield on lipid production. Later on, the genetic regulation systems and the lipid composition generated by this yeast for industrial purposes are discussed. These lipids could be safely used in the chemical food and biofuel industries, due to their high proportion of oleic acid. This document emphasizes in the overviewing at Y. lipolytica as an ideal oil cell factory, and as an excellent model to produce single cell oil.
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- Didiana Gálvez-López
- Instituto de Biociencias, Universidad Autónoma de Chiapas, Tapachula, Chiapas, México
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- Unidad Académica Multidisciplinaria, Universidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas, Reynosa, México
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Schmitz R, Sabra W, Arbter P, Hong Y, Utesch T, Zeng AP. Improved electrocompetence and metabolic engineering of Clostridium pasteurianum reveals a new regulation pattern of glycerol fermentation. Eng Life Sci 2018; 19:412-422. [PMID: 32625019 DOI: 10.1002/elsc.201800118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2018] [Revised: 10/06/2018] [Accepted: 11/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Clostridium pasteurianum produces industrially valuable chemicals such as n-butanol and 1,3-propanediol from fermentations of glycerol and glucose. Metabolic engineering for increased yields of selective compounds is not well established in this microorganism. In order to study carbon fluxes and to selectively increase butanol yields, we integrated the latest advances in genome editing to obtain an electrocompetent Clostridium pasteurianum strain for further engineering. Deletion of the glycerol dehydratase large subunit (dhaB) using an adapted S. pyogenes Type II CRISPR/Cas9 nickase system resulted in a 1,3-propanediol-deficient mutant producing butanol as the main product. Surprisingly, the mutant was able to grow on glycerol as the sole carbon source. In spite of reduced growth, butanol yields were highly increased. Metabolic flux analysis revealed an important role of the newly identified electron bifurcation pathway for crotonyl-CoA to butyryl-CoA conversion in the regulation of redox balance. Compared to the parental strain, the electron bifurcation pathway flux of the dhaB mutant increased from 8 to 46% of the overall flux from crotonyl-CoA to butyryl-CoA and butanol, indicating a new, 1,3-propanediol-independent pattern of glycerol fermentation in Clostridium pasteurianum.
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- Rebekka Schmitz
- Institute of Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering Hamburg University of Technology Hamburg Germany
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- Institute of Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering Hamburg University of Technology Hamburg Germany
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- Institute of Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering Hamburg University of Technology Hamburg Germany
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- Institute of Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering Hamburg University of Technology Hamburg Germany
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- Institute of Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering Hamburg University of Technology Hamburg Germany
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- Institute of Bioprocess and Biosystems Engineering Hamburg University of Technology Hamburg Germany
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Shields-Menard SA, Amirsadeghi M, French WT, Boopathy R. A review on microbial lipids as a potential biofuel. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2018; 259:451-460. [PMID: 29580729 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.03.080] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2018] [Revised: 03/15/2018] [Accepted: 03/16/2018] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Energy security, environmental concerns, and unstable oil prices have been the driving trifecta of demand for alternative fuels in the United States. The United States' dependence on energy resources, often from unstable oil-producing countries has created political insecurities and concerns. As we try to gain energy security, unconventional oil becomes more common, flooding the market, and causing the major downshift of the usual unstable oil prices. Meanwhile, consumption of fossil fuels and the consequent CO2 emissions have driven disruptions in the Earth's atmosphere and are recognized to be responsible for global climate change. While the significance of each of these three factors may fluctuate with global politics or new technologies, transportation energy will remain the prominent focus of multi-disciplined research. Bioenergy future depends on the price of oil. Current energy policy of the United States heavily favors petroleum industry. In this review, the current trend in microbial lipids as a potential biofuel is discussed.
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- Sara A Shields-Menard
- Department of Biological Sciences, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA 70310, USA
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, CA 91768, USA
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- Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State 39762, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA 70310, USA.
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Castañeda MT, Nuñez S, Garelli F, Voget C, De Battista H. Comprehensive analysis of a metabolic model for lipid production in Rhodosporidium toruloides. J Biotechnol 2018; 280:11-18. [PMID: 29787798 DOI: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2018.05.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2017] [Revised: 04/27/2018] [Accepted: 05/16/2018] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The yeast Rhodosporidium toruloides has been extensively studied for its application in biolipid production. The knowledge of its metabolism capabilities and the application of constraint-based flux analysis methodology provide useful information for process prediction and optimization. The accuracy of the resulting predictions is highly dependent on metabolic models. A metabolic reconstruction for R. toruloides metabolism has been recently published. On the basis of this model, we developed a curated version that unblocks the central nitrogen metabolism and, in addition, completes charge and mass balances in some reactions neglected in the former model. Then, a comprehensive analysis of network capability was performed with the curated model and compared with the published metabolic reconstruction. The flux distribution obtained by lipid optimization with flux balance analysis was able to replicate the internal biochemical changes that lead to lipogenesis in oleaginous microorganisms. These results motivate the development of a genome-scale model for complete elucidation of R. toruloides metabolism.
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- María Teresita Castañeda
- Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Fermentaciones Industriales (CINDEFI), UNLP-CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina; Grupo de Control Aplicado (GCA), Instituto LEICI, UNLP-CONICET, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina.
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- Grupo de Control Aplicado (GCA), Instituto LEICI, UNLP-CONICET, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina
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- Grupo de Control Aplicado (GCA), Instituto LEICI, UNLP-CONICET, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina
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- Centro de Investigación y Desarrollo en Fermentaciones Industriales (CINDEFI), UNLP-CONICET, Facultad de Ciencias Exactas, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina
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- Grupo de Control Aplicado (GCA), Instituto LEICI, UNLP-CONICET, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Argentina
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Critical steps in carbon metabolism affecting lipid accumulation and their regulation in oleaginous microorganisms. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 102:2509-2523. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-8813-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2017] [Revised: 01/23/2018] [Accepted: 01/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Athenaki M, Gardeli C, Diamantopoulou P, Tchakouteu S, Sarris D, Philippoussis A, Papanikolaou S. Lipids from yeasts and fungi: physiology, production and analytical considerations. J Appl Microbiol 2018; 124:336-367. [DOI: 10.1111/jam.13633] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2017] [Revised: 09/20/2017] [Accepted: 10/27/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- M. Athenaki
- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition; Agricultural University of Athens; Athens Greece
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition; Agricultural University of Athens; Athens Greece
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- Laboratory of Edible Fungi; Institute of Technology of Agricultural Products; Hellenic Agricultural Organization ‘Demeter’; Lycovryssi Greece
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition; Agricultural University of Athens; Athens Greece
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition; Agricultural University of Athens; Athens Greece
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- Laboratory of Edible Fungi; Institute of Technology of Agricultural Products; Hellenic Agricultural Organization ‘Demeter’; Lycovryssi Greece
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition; Agricultural University of Athens; Athens Greece
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Bonturi N, Crucello A, Viana AJC, Miranda EA. Microbial oil production in sugarcane bagasse hemicellulosic hydrolysate without nutrient supplementation by a Rhodosporidium toruloides adapted strain. Process Biochem 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.procbio.2017.03.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Papanikolaou S, Kampisopoulou E, Blanchard F, Rondags E, Gardeli C, Koutinas AA, Chevalot I, Aggelis G. Production of secondary metabolites through glycerol fermentation under carbon-excess conditions by the yeasts Yarrowia lipolytica
and Rhodosporidium toruloides. EUR J LIPID SCI TECH 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/ejlt.201600507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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- Seraphim Papanikolaou
- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition; Agricultural University of Athens; Athens Greece
- Laboratoire Réactions Génie des Procédés (LRGP-CNRS UMR 7274); Université de Lorraine; Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy France
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition; Agricultural University of Athens; Athens Greece
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- Laboratoire Réactions Génie des Procédés (LRGP-CNRS UMR 7274); Université de Lorraine; Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy France
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- Laboratoire Réactions Génie des Procédés (LRGP-CNRS UMR 7274); Université de Lorraine; Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy France
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition; Agricultural University of Athens; Athens Greece
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- Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition; Agricultural University of Athens; Athens Greece
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- Laboratoire Réactions Génie des Procédés (LRGP-CNRS UMR 7274); Université de Lorraine; Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy France
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- Unit of Microbiology; Department of Biology; Division of Genetics, Cell, and Development Biology; University of Patras; Patras Greece
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