When developing an industrial fermentation process, the choice of the production organism dictates much of the large-scale fermentation characteristics in addition to the nature of research and development and process development. Well characterized strains with a large genetic manipulation tool set, such as Escherichia coli, can rapidly deliver R&D goals, yet E. coli tends to be a challenging strain for the development of a robust, reproducible fermentation process at large scale. Other microbial hosts, such as yeast (e.g. Saccharomyces cerevisiae), have earned the reputation of being robust and reliable producers at large scale although the R&D pathway to a production strain may be more challenging than E. coli.
When selecting a production host for a new fermentation process, one needs to keep the end in mind. If the goal is to develop a fermentation process that is easily scalable, robust, and one that readily withstands environmental variations as seen in large production fermenters, choosing the host strain wisely will be a major factor with long-term consequences. The goal is obviously to choose the host that consistently delivers production and economic metrics. To do this, it is important to have the input of experts with an in-depth knowledge of microbial production stains, and especially those with experience with how they will perform at large scale.
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