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Oleaginous bacteria have considerable potential for the sustainable production of lipid-based chemicals. Dr. Round's research characterized and exploited lipid biosynthesis enzymes to create a biocatalyst. The work provides insight into bacterial lipid biosynthesis and facilitates the development of processes to sustainably produce oleochemicals.

A randomly-selected Doctoral citation each day: today from the Doctor of Philosophy in Microbiology and Immunology (PhD) - graduated in 2019