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C. Scown

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Open access Oct 2026

Replacing anaerobic fermentation with reverse β-oxidation enables growth-coupled evolution for enhanced fatty-alcohol production

Engineering robust fermentation hosts remains a barrier to scalable biomanufacturing. In this work we replace canonical mixed-acid fermentation in Escherichia coli with a redox‑balanced reverse β‑oxidation (rBOX) pathway that produces medium‑chain fatty alcohols and is bioenergetically equivalent to ethanol ferme...

Bridgie Cawthon, Aidan E. Cowan, Zen Yoshikawa et al. · Nature Communications · 0 citations

Open access Oct 2026

Distinct Strategies for Engineering Bioenergy Traits in Sorghum Drive Divergent Functional Shifts in the Rhizosphere Microbiome

Engineering bioenergy crops for enhanced biomass digestibility and high-value co-products is a promising approach to sustainable biofuel production. However, the impact of these engineered crops on the belowground microbiome remains poorly understood. In this study, we characterized the composition and functional respo...

Yen-Ning Chai, Jutta C. Dalton, Yang Tian et al. · bioRxiv · 0 citations

Open access Oct 2026

Field Testing of Sorghum Lines with Stacked Coproduct and Low-Lignin Traits

The accumulation of value-added coproducts and the reduction of lignin levels are two essential traits for lignocellulosic biomass intended for bioenergy applications. Sorghum is a premier bioenergy crop candidate, distinguished by its substantial biomass productivity, minimal nutrient needs, and resilience to heat and...

Yang Tian, Christopher M. de Ben, TariLee Schramm et al. · Bioenergy Research · 0 citations