The present disclosure describes the engineering of microbial cells for fermentative production of 3-amino-4-hydroxybenzoic acid and provides novel engineered microbial cells and cultures, as well as related 3-amino-4-hydroxybenzoic acid production methods. Embodiments 1: An engineered microbial cell that produces 3-amino-4-hydroxybenzoic acid, wherein the engineered microbial cell expresses: (a) a non-native 2-amino-4,5-dihydroxy-6-oxo-7-(phosphooxy) heptanoate synthase; and (b) a non-native 3-amino-4-benzoic acid synthase.