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Synthetic microbial communities of heterotrophs and phototrophs facilitate sustainable growth.


ABSTRACT: Microbial communities comprised of phototrophs and heterotrophs hold great promise for sustainable biotechnology. Successful application of these communities relies on the selection of appropriate partners. Here we construct four community metabolic models to guide strain selection, pairing phototrophic, sucrose-secreting Synechococcus elongatus with heterotrophic Escherichia coli K-12, Escherichia coli W, Yarrowia lipolytica, or Bacillus subtilis. Model simulations reveae metabolic exchanges that sustain the heterotrophs in minimal media devoid of any organic carbon source, pointing to S. elongatus-E. coli K-12 as the most active community. Experimental validation of flux predictions for this pair confirms metabolic interactions and potential production capabilities. Synthetic communities bypass member-specific metabolic bottlenecks (e.g. histidine- and transport-related reactions) and compensate for lethal genetic traits, achieving up to 27% recovery from lethal knockouts. The study provides a robust modelling framework for the rational design of synthetic communities with optimized growth sustainability using phototrophic partners.

SUBMITTER: Zuniga C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7393147 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Synthetic microbial communities of heterotrophs and phototrophs facilitate sustainable growth.

Zuñiga Cristal C   Li Tingting T   Guarnieri Michael T MT   Jenkins Jackson P JP   Li Chien-Ting CT   Bingol Kerem K   Kim Young-Mo YM   Betenbaugh Michael J MJ   Zengler Karsten K  

Nature communications 20200730 1


Microbial communities comprised of phototrophs and heterotrophs hold great promise for sustainable biotechnology. Successful application of these communities relies on the selection of appropriate partners. Here we construct four community metabolic models to guide strain selection, pairing phototrophic, sucrose-secreting Synechococcus elongatus with heterotrophic Escherichia coli K-12, Escherichia coli W, Yarrowia lipolytica, or Bacillus subtilis. Model simulations reveae metabolic exchanges th  ...[more]

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