Isolated genes and transgenic organisms for producing biofuels

US10612053B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• The Translational Genomics Research Institute · US
• Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Northern Arizona University · US
• UNIVERSITÉ DU LUXEMBOURG · LU

Inventors

• Emilie Muller · Esch-sur-Alzette, LU
• Paul Wilmes · Dudelange, LU
• Paul Keim · Flagstaff, US
• John D. Gillece · Phoenix, US
• James M. Schupp · Flagstaff, US
• Lance Price · Columbia, US
• David Engelthaler · Flagstaff, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 18, 2013
• Grant date: Apr 7, 2020
• Expiry date: Oct 31, 2033

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y02E50/10
• WIPO field: Biotechnology
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

Methods for the production of lipids and biofuels with a culture of Candidatus Microthrix spp. grown on a medium such as wastewater or sewage sludge are provided. The Candidatus Microthrix spp. may be cultured with additional microorganisms that contribute to the accumulation of lipids from the growth medium such as Zoog!oea spp., Rhizobacter spp., Blautia spp., Hydrolatea spp., ODI genera incertae sedis. Further discloses are transformed organisms comprising genes isolated from Candidatus Microthrix parvicella, as well as methods and processes for producing lipids, fatty acids, or biofuels in vitro using the protein products of the isolated genes.