Patent ID: 9523096
Filing Date: 2016-12-20
CPC Classification: C07K,C12N,C12P,Y02P

Claim Text:
1. A modified Cyanobacterium comprising: (i) a first modification that increases acyl-ACP synthesis in the modified Cyanobacterium, the first modification comprising an introduced polynucleotide encoding an acyl carrier protein (ACP); and (ii) a second modification that increases a lipid biosynthesis protein in the modified Cyanobacterium, the second modification comprising an introduced polynucleotide encoding a lipid biosynthesis protein, wherein said modified Cyanobacterium produces an increased amount of lipid as compared to a corresponding wild-type Cyanobacterium, a corresponding Cyanobacterium having only the first modification, or a corresponding Cyanobacterium having only the second modification.