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¹Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado Center for Biorefining and Biofuels, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA. jwarner@colorado.edu

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Area of Science:

Microbiology and Synthetic Biology
Genomics and Genetic Engineering

Background:

Strain engineering is crucial for industrial biotechnology, requiring the development of hosts with specific traits.
Advances in genomics and molecular biology have enabled more precise manipulation of microbial strains.

Purpose of the Study:

To review current methods in strain engineering for developing improved industrial hosts.
To highlight the role of genomics and novel tools in creating and analyzing phenotypic libraries.

Main Methods:

Genomics technologies: high-throughput sequencing and DNA microarrays for genotype-phenotype correlations.
Phenotypic library construction and analysis: Whole Genome Shuffling (WGS), Scalar Analysis of Library Enrichments (SCALEs), global transcription machinery engineering (gTME).
Gene-disruption methods: transposon insertion and site-specific homologous recombination.

Main Results:

Genomics tools facilitate understanding and correlation of genetic makeup with observable traits.
Novel engineering tools (WGS, SCALEs, gTME) improve the creation and selection of strains with desired characteristics.
Gene-disruption techniques aid in constructing diverse phenotypic libraries for trait analysis.

Conclusions:

Strain engineering is rapidly progressing through the integration of genetic insights and advanced manipulation tools.
The reviewed methods offer powerful approaches for developing superior industrial microorganisms by combining and engineering beneficial traits.