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Fig. 1 | Microbial Cell Factories

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From: Resource-aware whole-cell model of division of labour in a microbial consortium for complex-substrate degradation

Fig. 1

Division of labour for complex substrate degradation. a In monoculture all heterologous components of a degradation pathway are expressed in a single cell. This typically causes significant burden by consuming limited cellular resources and interfering with essential host bioprocesses. b In a multicellular system the labour is divided between cells, reducing the burden on each individual cell. Expression in each cell can be optimized in parallel and the ratio of the different cells can be used to control flux through each step of the pathway

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Microbial Cell Factories

ISSN: 1475-2859

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