Establishing Vibrio natriegens as Ultra-Rapid Host for Synthetic Biology

该项目旨在利用世界上生长最快的细菌-产钠弧菌作为合成生物学和生物技术的微生物细胞工厂。该项目预计将开发新的遗传工具和基因工程微生物，可以快速将塑料废物等廉价原料转化为有价值的化学品和生物塑料。预期成果包括关于驱动产钠弧菌快速增长的机制的新知识，以及建立澳大利亚在合成生物学方面的多学科研究能力，将这种潜力转化为生物制造过程。显著的好处包括减少我们环境中的塑料污染，并为负碳化学工业提供基础。

This project aims to harness Vibrio natriegens, the world’s fastest-growing bacterium, as a microbial cell factory for synthetic biology and biotechnology. The project expects to develop new genetic tools and genetically-engineered microbes that can rapidly transform cheap feedstocks, such as plastic waste, into valuable chemicals and bioplastics. Expected outcomes include new knowledge on the mechanisms driving V. natriegens’ rapid growth, as well as building Australian multidisciplinary research capacity in synthetic biology that can translate this potential into bio-manufacturing processes. Significant benefits include the means to cut plastic pollution in our environment and to provide the basis for a carbon-negative chemical industry.