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Fall 2022
Outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) are extracellular vesicles released from the outer leaflet of the membrane of Gram-negative bacteria. These membrane-derived vesicles are found in numerous different phyla of Gram-negative bacteria. OMV functions are as diverse as the bacteria that produce them,...
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Development of Processing Strategies to Enhance the Efficiency of the Growth of the Gammaproteobacterial Methanotroph Methylomicrobium album BG8
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Methanotrophic bacteria can use different one-carbon compounds, including methane and methanol, two common industrial waste byproducts, as their main source of carbon and energy. Interestingly, they can convert these compounds into value-added products such as biofuels and bioplastics. Methanol...
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Synthesis and degradation of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB) under different nutrient combinations in the alphaproteobacterial methanotroph, Methylocystis sp. Rockwell
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Methane emissions and plastic pollution are two distinct environmental issues that arise from human activities. The ongoing increases in methane emissions and its atmospheric concentration pose a major environmental threat as methane is a potent greenhouse gas, with a warming effect 28 times...