Patent ID: 8222000

Claim:
A recombinant bacterium comprising in its genome or on at least one recombinant construct: (a) a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide having sucrose transporter activity, said polypeptide having at least 95% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:24, based on a Clustal V method of alignment; and (b) a nucleotide sequence encoding a polypeptide having sucrose hydrolase activity, said polypeptide having at least 95% sequence identity to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:26, based on a Clustal V method of alignment; wherein (a) and (b) are each operably linked to the same or a different promoter, wherein said recombinant bacterium has the ability to metabolize sucrose and wherein the recombinant bacterium produces 1,3-propanediol, glycerol, and/or 3-hydroxypropionic acid.