The present disclosure provides mutant parasites, in particular protozoan parasites comprising a mutation of the trehalose-6-phosphate synthase/6-phosphate phosphatase (TPS/TPP)-like gene of Toxoplasma gondii (herein referred to as ‘Toxoplasma’) or a homologue thereof as well as vaccines comprising same.

The invention relates to a process for the manufacturing and purification of recombinant enzyme products, in particular of food enzyme products and the use thereof. The invention particularly relates to a process for the processing of enzyme products from a microbial fermentation broth by methods of separation, enzymatic treatment and filtration procedures.

The invention involves the provision of recombinant algal mutants that have a genetic modification to a nucleic acid sequence encoding a trehalose biosynthetic enzyme, and/or a genetic modification to a nucleic acid encoding an RNA binding domain. And in some embodiments either of these algal mutants can further have a genetic mutation to a nucleic acid sequence encoding an SGI1 polypeptide. Attenuation of one, two, or all three of these genes results in a mutant organism with increased lipid productivity. It was also discovered that one, two, three, or more genetic mutations can be accumulated or “stacked” in a particular mutant cell or organism to result in further increases in the production of lipid products. The lipid products of these mutants are useful as biofuels or for other specialty chemical products.

Aspects of the disclosure provide engineered microbes for ethanol production. Methods for microbe engineering and culturing are also provided herein. Such engineered microbes exhibit enhanced capabilities for ethanol production.

The present disclosure provides mutant parasites, in particular protozoan parasites comprising a mutation of the trehalose-6-phosphate synthase/6-phosphate phosphatase (TPS/TPP)-like gene of Toxoplasma gondii (herein referred to as Toxoplasma) or a homologue thereof as well as vaccines comprising same.

The present invention relates to a method for improving yield in plants by overexpressing a class II threalose-6 phosphatase or a fragment thereof. Also, the present invention is related to a method for identifying said plants with improved yield and a method of growing said plants. A construct comprising a nucleic acid encoding said class II threalose-6 phosphatase and transgenic plants comprising said construct are other aspects of the present invention.

The invention relates to a process for the manufacturing and purification of recombinant enzyme products, in particular of food enzyme products and the use thereof. The invention particularly relates to a process for the processing of enzyme products from a microbial fermentation broth by methods of separation, enzymatic treatment and filtration procedures.

The invention involves the provision of recombinant algal mutants that have a genetic modification to a nucleic acid sequence encoding a trehalose biosynthetic enzyme, and/or a genetic modification to a nucleic acid encoding an RNA binding domain And in some embodiments either of these algal mutants can further have a genetic mutation to a nucleic acid sequence encoding an SGI1 polypeptide. Attenuation of one, two, or all three of these genes results in a mutant organism with increased lipid productivity. It was also discovered that one, two, three, or more genetic mutations can be accumulated or stacked in a particular mutant cell or organism to result in further increases in the production of lipid products. The lipid products of these mutants are useful as biofuels or for other specialty chemical products.

The present invention discloses that by combining different di TPS enzymes of class I and class II different diterpenes may be produced including diterpenes not identified in nature. Surprisingly it is revealed that a di TPS enzyme of class I of one species may be combined with a di TPS enzyme of class II from a different species, resulting in a high diversity of diterpenes, which can be produced.

Aspects of the disclosure provide engineered microbes for ethanol production. Methods for microbe engineering and culturing are also provided herein. Such engineered microbes exhibit enhanced capabilities for ethanol production.