Simultaneous Expression of Vitreoscilla Globin Gene and Lytic Genes of Phage A in a Novel Recombinant Escherichia Coli Used for Production of PHB

Exogenous Vitreoscilla globin gene (vgb), lytic genes of phage A with S amber mutation (S-RRz) and poly(B-hydroxybutyrate) (PHB) biosynthetic genes (phbCAB) were cloned into a same Escherichia coli cell, simultaneously or respectively. Six novel strains containing phbCAB and vgb with or without lytic genes were constructed. Strain VG1 (pTU14), in which vgb, phbCAB and S-RRz could all be successfully expressed, has superior characteristics in cell growth and PHB accumulation, while the results of strains containing vgb and phbCAB without S- RRz were not better than that of strains harbored phCAB only. The simultaneous expression of vgb and S- RRz in the recombinant VG1 (pTU14) showed a great potential for low-cost production of PHB.