DEVELOPMENT OF A GENOME-SCALE METABOLIC MODEL OF CLOSTRIDIUM THERMOCELLUM AND ITS APPLICATIONS FOR INTEGRATION OF MULTI-OMICS DATASETS AND COMPUTATIONAL STRAIN DESIGN

Solving environmental and social challenges such as climate change requires a shift from our current non-renewable manufacturing model to a sustainable bioeconomy.To lower carbon emissions in the production of fuels and chemicals, plant biomass feedstocks can replace petroleum using microorganisms as biocatalysts.The anaerobic thermophile Clostridi

Upo Wetland is a representative wetland protection area in Korea, recognized for its high conservation value as a habitat for various organisms.However, the presence of livestock farms and farmland around Upo Wetland has led to the inflow of various pollutants, resulting in mass fish deaths.To protect and manage the freshwater fish residing in Upo

Alexis C Dennis1 Sarah M Wilson1–3 Mary V Mosha4 Gileard G Masenga4 Kathleen J Sikkema1,5,6 Korrine E Terroso1 Melissa H Watt1 1Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, 2Department of Veterans Affairs, Mid-Atlantic Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center, 3Durham Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA; 4Kilimanj