The invention discloses a 1, 3-
propylene glycol production strain capable of weakening by-product accumulation and a construction method, and relates to the technical field of
biology, the production strain takes a natural or artificially modified strain capable of utilizing
glycerol to synthesize 1, 3-
propylene glycol as an original strain, and the original strain is a natural or artificially modified strain capable of utilizing
glycerol to synthesize 1, 3-
propylene glycol. At least one functional
gene related to
glycerol oxidation or by-product generation is inactivated through
gene editing technology transformation, and at least one key
gene related to 1, 3-propylene glycol reduction synthesis is expressed at a high level; the starting strain is at least one of
klebsiella or
citrobacter freundii or at least one of artificially modified strains; according to the invention, genes such as dhaD, ldhA, pta / ackA, adhE, budA / B / C (by-product synthesis pathway) and the like are knocked out directionally through a
CRISPR / Cas9 technology, so that the generation of by-products such as
lactic acid,
acetic acid,
ethanol, 2, 3-
butanediol and the like is effectively blocked. The
carbon source and reduction equivalent (NADH) of the modified strain are not shunted to by-product synthesis any more, and are more used for 1, 3-propylene glycol generation, so that the problem of
carbon source waste of the traditional strain is solved.