The effect of nutrient limitation on bacterial wax ester production

Nutrient limitation is widely employed to alter the behaviour of micro-organisms. Here, the impact of nitrogen and, for the first time, phosphate limitation is investigated on the production of bacterial storage lipids; specifically wax esters, a class of storage lipids of industrial interest, by th...

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Main Authors: Martin, LK, Huang, WE, Thompson, IP
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023