Patent ID: 9598696
Date: 2017-03-21
CPC Classifications: C07K,C12N,C12P,C12Y,Y02P

Claim:
1. A genetically engineered bacteria for producing fatty acids, said bacteria being Enterobacteriaceae and comprising a genotype comprising: a) an overexpressed acyl ACP thioesterase (TE+); b) one or more of an overexpressed FabZ+, FadR+, or FabH+; c) one or more of a ΔfadR, ΔsucC, ΔfabR, ΔfadD, or ΔptsG; with the proviso that said bacteria does not have a genotype of ΔfadD ΔsucC TE+, wherein said bacteria produces at least 14% more fatty acid than having a control microorganism having ΔfadD plus TE+.