Genetic control of carbohydrate uptake and utilization in Corynebacterium glutamicum [Elektronische Ressource] / presented by Verena Engels

Genetic control of carbohydrate uptake and utilization in Corynebacterium glutamicum A dissertation submitted to the Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät of the Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf presented by Verena Engels born in Neuss May 2008 The practical work of this thesis has been performed at the Institute of Biotechnology 1, Research Center Jülich, from July 2005 until April 2008 under the supervision of Prof. Dr. V. F. Wendisch (University Münster). Printed with the acceptance of the Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät of the Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf. Examiner: Prof. Dr. Volker F. Wendisch Institute of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology Westfalian-Wilhelms-University Münster Coexaminer: Prof. Dr. Michael Bott Institute of Biotechnology 1 Research Center Jülich GmbH Oral examination: June 25, 2008 Results described in this dissertation have been published in the following original publications: Engels, V. and Wendisch, V.F. (2007). The DeoR-type regulator SugR represses expression of ptsG in Corynebacterium glutamicum. J Bacteriol 189: 2955-2966. Frunzke, J., Engels, V., Hasenbein, S. Gätgens, C. and Bott, M. (2007). Co-ordinated regulation of gluconate catabolism and glucose uptake in Corynebacterium glutamicum by two functionally equivalent transcriptional regulators, GntR1 and GntR2. Mol Microbiol 67: 305-322.