Invited Speaker Seminar Series Summer 2020

The seminar will start at 3 pm EST, and you can join us via BlueJeans: https://bluejeans.com/253841589

Here is a brief summary of Jon's research on: Clostridial strain degeneration: new approaches to an old problem

Solventogenic Clostridia offer an attractive alternative for the production of biofuels through their unique metabolism. An intrinsic problem with these bacteria is their tendency to degenerate which is characterised by a reduction or complete loss in solvent and endospore formation which occurs when the bacteria are repeatedly subcultured. A greater understanding of this phenomenon is needed to overcome the problems it poses to industry. Here we used a combination of genetic, ecological and evolutionary approaches to understand the process of degeneration more thoroughly to ultimately control the process of strain degeneration in industrial applications.