Rhodopseudomonas palustris is an attractive option for biotechnical applications and industrial engineering due to its metabolic versatility and its ability to catabolize a wide variety of feedstocks and convert them to several high-value products. Given its adaptable metabolism, R. palustris has been studied and applied in an extensive variety of applications such as examining metabolic tradeoffs for environmental perturbations, biodegradation of aromatic compounds, environmental remediation, biofuel production, agricultural biostimulation, and bioelectricity production. This review provides a holistic summary of the commercial applications for R. palustris as a biotechnology chassis and suggests future perspectives for research and engineering.

Rhodopseudomonas palustris是生物技术应用和工业工程的一个有吸引力的选择，因为它具有代谢多功能性和分解多种原料并将其转化为几种高价值产品的能力。鉴于其适应性代谢，R. palustris已被研究并应用于各种应用，例如检查环境扰动的代谢权衡、芳香族化合物的生物降解、环境修复、生物燃料生产、农业生物刺激和生物电生产。这篇综述对R. palustris作为生物技术底盘的商业应用进行了全面总结，并提出了研究和工程的未来前景。