A bacterial strain comprising one or more vectors encoding a) one or more enzymes to produce one or more terpene precursors; and b) a fungal terpene synthase (FTPS). The present invention also relates to a method of producing a terpenoid comprising a) culturing the bacterial strain described herein in an expression medium; and b) isolating the terpenoid from said expression medium.

A bacterial strain comprising one or more vectors encoding a) one or more enzymes to produce one or more terpene precursors; and b) a fungal terpene synthase (FTPS). The present invention also relates to a method of producing a terpenoid comprising a) culturing the bacterial strain described herein in an expression medium; and b) isolating the terpenoid from said expression medium.

Provided are a nerolidol synthetase comprising structural domains having Pfam numbers PF01397 and PF03936, and a use thereof. The amino acid sequence of the nerolidol synthase is as shown in SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 2, SEQ ID NO: 3, SEQ ID NO: 4, SEQ ID NO: 11, or SEQ ID NO: 12, and a nucleotide sequence encoding a nucleic acid molecule is as shown in SEQ ID NO: 5, SEQ ID NO: 6, SEQ ID NO: 7, SEQ ID NO: 8, SEQ ID NO: 9, or SEQ ID NO: 10. The use includes: integrating a coding gene of the nerolidol synthetase into a nucleic acid construct and introducing same into a host cell to obtain a recombinant bacterium, so that the coding gene is expressed in the recombinant bacterium. Thus, biosynthesis of nerolidol is implemented, and the yield of nerolidol is remarkably improved.

There is provided a recombinant cell comprising a plasmid expressing terpenoid synthase gene and one or more modification to the gene of the recombinant cell. Also provided is a recombinant cell for use in biosynthesis and a method of producing isoprenoid/terpenoid.