2016-08-302016-08-302016-07-12San, Ka-yiu and Han, Songi, "Synthesis of short chain fatty acids from bacteria." Patent US9388434B2. issued 2016-07-12. Retrieved from <a href="https://hdl.handle.net/1911/91360">https://hdl.handle.net/1911/91360</a>.https://hdl.handle.net/1911/91360The present invention relates to an engineered bacteria for producing short chain fatty acid with the overexpression of a long chain (>C12) acyl-ACP thioesterases (long-TE) and a short chain (≦C12) acyl-ACP thioesterases (short-TE).11 ppengUtility patentUS9388434B2