New open access publication by Glaukos partners in FZJ!

Selenia Marinelli

Check the new publication by our Glaukos partners in Forschungszentrum JΓΌlich, as part of the Metabolic Engineering Volume 75!

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The authors were able to characterize and engineer the way bacteria metabolize branched-chain plastic monomers. In doing so they also discovered interesting connections to microbial β€œchemical warfare” and even a medical relevance for fighting microbial pathogens.