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Table 1 Synechocystis strains used in this study

From: Genetic and nutrient modulation of acetyl-CoA levels in Synechocystis for n-butanol production

Strain

Plasmid

Genome modification

Notes

JA01

pJA2-P psbA2 phaJ ter adhE2

None

Butanol biosynthesis genes on replicating plasmid

JA02

pJA2-P psbA2 phaJ ter adhE2

ΔphaEC::SpR

PHB synthase deletion eliminates PHB production

JA03

pJA2-P psbA2 phaJ ter adhE2

ΔphaEC::SpR, ΔNSI::P trc phaAB CmR

Overexpression of the native phaA and phaB genes

JA04

pJA8-P trc phaJ ter adhE2

ΔphaEC::SpR

P psbA2 replaced with the stronger trc promoter

JA05

pJA8-P trc phaJ ter adhE2

ΔphaEC::SpR, ΔNSI::P trc phaAB CmR

 

JA06

None

ΔNSI::P trc xfpk CmR

Expression of a phosphoketolase

JA07

pJA8-P trc phaJ ter adhE2

ΔphaEC::SpR ΔNSI::P trc xfpk CmR