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. 2015 Jan 13;81(3):929–937. doi: 10.1128/AEM.03213-14

TABLE 3.

Profiles of end pH, biomass, consumed glucose, and end products in multiple knockout mutants overexpressing PYC and/or PCKa

Strainb End pH Biomass (g [DCW]/liter)c Consumed glucose (g/liter) End product (g/liter)
Succinate yield (% [g/g])d
Pyruvate Malate Formate Succinate Lactate Acetate Ethanol 2,3-Butanediol
ES02/empty 5.8 ± 0.1 1.2 ± 0.1 3.4 ± 0.4 0.4 ± 0.1 NDe 0.7 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.1 ND 1.8 ± 0.1 ND 0.2 ± 0.1 5.9 ± 1.1
ES02/PYC 5.4 ± 0.1 1.6 ± 0.1 9.3 ± 0.2 ND ND 0.2 ± 0.1 4.8 ± 0.1 ND 3.3 ± 0.1 ND 0.2 ± 0.1 51.6 ± 0.9
ES02/PCK 5.4 ± 0.1 1.5 ± 0.1 7.2 ± 0.4 <0.1 <0.1 <0.1 4.6 ± 0.3 <0.1 3.3 ± 0.1 ND 0.2 ± 0.1 63.9 ± 3.1
ES03/empty 5.7 ± 0.1 1.3 ± 0.1 3.7 ± 0.3 0.5 ± 0.1 ND 0.3 ± 0.1 0.3 ± 0.1 ND 0.5 ± 0.2 <0.1 1.4 ± 0.2 9.1 ± 2.9
ES03/PYC 5.5 ± 0.1 1.5 ± 0.1 8.9 ± 0.5 ND ND <0.1 3.8 ± 0.2 <0.1 0.4 ± 0.1 <0.1 3.1 ± 0.2 42.7 ± 2.5
ES03/PCK 5.4 ± 0.1 1.5 ± 0.2 7.4 ± 0.7 0.2 ± 0.1 ND 0.2 ± 0.1 4.2 ± 0.2 ND 0.5 ± 0.2 <0.1 3.7 ± 0.2 56.8 ± 4.4
ES04/empty 5.7 ± 0.1 1.4 ± 0.1 3.1 ± 0.2 0.8 ± 0.1 ND 0.4 ± 0.1 0.5 ± 0.2 ND 0.8 ± 0.1 <0.1 <0.1 15.1 ± 2.8
ES04/PYC 5.5 ± 0.1 1.6 ± 0.1 6.2 ± 0.3 0.2 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.1 3.6 ± 0.3 <0.1 0.4 ± 0.1 <0.1 <0.1 58.1 ± 4.2
ES04/PCK 5.5 ± 0.1 1.5 ± 0.1 5.8 ± 0.3 0.2 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.1 3.5 ± 0.3 ND 0.5 ± 0.1 <0.1 <0.1 60.3 ± 3.6
ES02/PCK+PYC 5.4 ± 0.1 1.5 ± 0.1 8.5 ± 0.4 <0.1 0.2 ± 0.1 <0.1 5.7 ± 0.3 ND 3.1 ± 0.1 ND 0.2 ± 0.1 67.0 ± 4.3
ES03/PCK+PYC 5.4 ± 0.1 1.5 ± 0.2 9.7 ± 0.9 0.2 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.1 0.2 ± 0.1 5.9 ± 0.2 ND 0.7 ± 0.2 <0.1 3.4 ± 0.2 60.8 ± 4.8
ES04/PCK+PYC 5.4 ± 0.1 1.6 ± 0.1 11.4 ± 0.9 0.3 ± 0.1 0.5 ± 0.1 <0.1 8.1 ± 0.4 <0.1 0.6 ± 0.1 <0.1 <0.1 71.0 ± 2.8
a

Data are expressed as means ± SD from four independent experiments.

b

All strains were cultivated for 48 h.

c

Initial biomass was adjusted to 1.2 g (DCW/liter).

d

Succinate yield is gram of product per gram of consumed glucose expressed as a percentage.

e

ND, not determined.