MICROORGANISMS FOR THE CONVERSION OF METHANE AND METHANOL TO HIGHER VALUE CHEMICALS AND FUELS

摘要

This invention relates to metabolically engineered microorganism strains in which there is an increased conversion efficiency of methane, methanol and/or formaldehyde to the intermediate acetyl-CoA. Utilization of acetyl-CoA is well known in the art as a starting metabolite for the production of various products.