Abstract
Plasmid vectors for the acetic acid-producing strains ofAcetobacter andGluconobacter were constructed from their cryptic plasmids and the efficient transformation conditions were established. The systems allowed to reveal the genetic background of the strains used in the acetic acid fermentation. Genes encoding indispensable components in the acetic acid fermentation, such as alcohol dehydrogenase, aldehyde dehydrogenase and terminal oxidase, were cloned and characterized. Spontaneous mutations at high frequencies in the acetic acid bacteria to cause the deficiency in ethanol oxidation were analyzed. A new insertion sequence element, IS1380, was identified as a major factor of the genetic instability, which causes insertional inactivation of the gene encoding cytochromec, an essential component of the functional alcohol dehydrogenase complex. Several genes including the citrate synthase gene ofA. aceti were identified to confer acetic acid resistance, and the histidinolphosphate aminotransferase gene was cloned as a multicopy suppressor of an ethanol sensitive mutant. Improvement of the acetic acid productivity of anA. aceti strain was achieved through amplification of the aldehyde dehydrogenase gene with a multicopy vector. In addition, spheroplast fusion of theAcetobacter strains was developed and applied to improve their properties.
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Abbreviations
- ADH :
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membrane-bound alcohol dehydrogenase
- ALDH :
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membrane-bound aldehyde dehydrogenase
- IS :
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insertion sequence
- NTG :
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N-methyl-N′-nitro-N-nitrosoguanidine
- PQQ:
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pyrroloquinoline quinone
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Beppu, T. Genetic organization ofAcetobacter for acetic acid fermentation. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 64, 121–135 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00873022
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