The invention relates to C. acnes carrying DNA vectors with a C. acnes phage packaging signal and a gene of interest. The invention encompasses a C. acnes producer cell carrying DNA vectors, with a C. acnes phage packaging signal and a gene of interest, for the production of phage-derived particles that can robustly transduce C. acnes receiver cell allowing transgene expression. The invention encompasses C. acnes phage-derived particles carrying these vectors, C. acnes containing these vectors or modified by transduction of these phage-derived particles, and methods of using these phage-derived particles.

The present invention provides a method for producing a modified compound, including the following steps: (1) a step of cleaving in vitro using a CRISPR/Cas9 system, a target site in a gene cluster involved in the biosynthesis of a compound, (2) a step of connecting using Gibson assembly in vitro the gene cluster cleaved in step (1) and a polynucleotide for modification, and (3) a step of expressing the modified gene cluster obtained in step (2) in a microorganism expression system.

The present invention provides a method for producing a modified compound, including the following steps: (1) a step of cleaving in vitro using a CRISPR/Cas9 system, a target site in a gene cluster involved in the biosynthesis of a compound, (2) a step of connecting using Gibson assembly in vitro the gene cluster cleaved in step (1) and a polynucleotide for modification, and (3) a step of expressing the modified gene cluster obtained in step (2) in a microorganism expression system.

The process of making a biocomposite material utilize a bacterial species and a fungal species in an agricultural feedstock composed of a substrate of non-nutrient discrete particles and a nutrient material wherein the bacterial species imparts mechanical properties to the biocomposite material and the fungal species binds the biocomposite material. Both bacterium and fungus can be genetically engineered to produce desired properties within the microbial communities.

The present disclosure provides nucleic acids encoding a Large ATP-binding regulator of the LuxR family (LAL) of transcription factors, vectors and host cells including such nucleic acids, and methods for producing compounds (e.g., polyketides or β-lactam compounds) with such nucleic acids, vectors, and/or host cells.

The present disclosure provides nucleic acids encoding a Large ATP-binding regulator of the LuxR family (LAL) of transcription factors, vectors and host cells including such nucleic acids, and methods for producing compounds (e.g., polyketides or β-lactam compounds) with such nucleic acids, vectors, and/or host cells.

The invention relates to C. acnes strains carrying DNA vectors for the production of recombinant C. acnes phages. The invention encompasses a C. acnes producer cell carrying DNA vectors, with a template for recombination with C. acnes phage genome leading to the insertion of a gene of interest, for the production of recombinant phages that can lead to the transgene expression into C. acnes infected by the recombinant phage. The invention encompasses, C. acnes strains containing these vectors, C. acnes recombinant phages and methods of using these recombinant phages.

The invention relates to C. acnes strains carrying DNA vectors for the production of recombinant C. acnes phages. The invention encompasses a C. acnes producer cell carrying DNA vectors, with a template for recombination with C. acnes phage genome leading to the insertion of a gene of interest, for the production of recombinant phages that can lead to the transgene expression into C. acnes infected by the recombinant phage. The invention encompasses, C. acnes strains containing these vectors, C. acnes recombinant phages and methods of using these recombinant phages.

In some aspects, the disclosure relates to production of bacterial secondary metabolites. In some embodiments, the disclosure relates to a genetically engineered Streptomyces J1074 bacterium, wherein the bacterium comprises a nucleic acid having a modification to at least one global regulator gene.

In some aspects, the disclosure relates to production of bacterial secondary metabolites. In some embodiments, the disclosure relates to a genetically engineered Streptomyces J1074 bacterium, wherein the bacterium comprises a nucleic acid having a modification to at least one global regulator gene.