title: Lactic acid bacteria as a cell factory: rerouting of carbon metabolism in Lactococcus lactis by metabolic engineering.
abstract: Lactic acid bacteria display a relatively simple metabolism wherein the sugar is converted mainly to lactic acid. The extensive knowledge of metabolic pathways and the increasing information of the genes involved allows for the rerouting of natural metabolic pathways by genetic and physiological engineering. We discuss several examples of metabolic engineering of Lactococcus lactis for the production of important compounds, including diacetyl, alanine and exopolysaccharides.
authors.affiliation: Wageningen Centre for Food Sciences, NIZO Food Research, P.O. Box 20, 6710 AB, Ede, The Netherlands
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kleerebezemab
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hols
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hugenholtz