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(43) Date of publication: 20.01.2016 Bulletin 2016/03 (21) Application number: 14769502.7 (22) Date of filing: 13.03.2014

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  C12P 7/64(2006.01) C12N 5/02(2006.01) C12N 5/00(2006.01) C12N 9/00(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2014/026644 (87) International publication number: WO 2014/151904 (25.09.2014 Gazette 2014/39)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR Designated Extension States: BA ME (30) Priority: 15.03.2013 US 201361791861 P 15.03.2013 US 201313837996 17.12.2013 US 201361917217 P (71) Applicant: Solazyme, Inc. South San Francisco, CA 94080 (US)	(72) Inventors: RUDENKO, George N. South San Francisco, California 94080 (US) CASOLARI, Jason South San Francisco, California 94080 (US) FRANKLIN, Scott South San Francisco, California 94080 (US) (74) Representative: Marshall, Cameron John  Carpmaels & Ransford LLP One Southampton Row London WC1B 5HA London WC1B 5HA (GB)