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Published on: May 26, 2016
Structural changes of bacterial nanocellulose pellicles induced by genetic modification of Komagataeibacter hansenii
Paulina Jacek1, Małgorzata Ryngajłło2, Stanisław Bielecki3
1Institute of Technical Biochemistry, Lodz University of Technology, B. Stefanowskiego 4/10, 90-924, Lodz, Poland. paulina.jacek@edu.p.lodz.pl.
Abstract:
Bacterial nanocellulose (BNC) synthesized by Komagataeibacter hansenii is a polymer that recently gained an attention of tissue engineers, since its features make it a suitable material for scaffolds production. Nevertheless, it is still necessary to modify BNC to improve its properties in order to make it more suitable for biomedical use. One approach to address this issue is to genetically engineer K. hansenii cells towards synthesis of BNC with modified features. One of possible ways to achieve that is to influence the bacterial movement or cell morphology. In this paper, we described for the first time, K. hansenii ATCC 23769 motA+ and motB+ overexpression mutants, which displayed elongated cell phenotype, increased motility, and productivity. Moreover, the mutant cells produced thicker ribbons of cellulose arranged in looser network when compared to the wild-type strain. In this paper, we present a novel development in obtaining BNC membranes with improved properties using genetic engineering tools.
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