Verrucomicrobia use hundreds of enzymes to digest the algal polysaccharide fucoidan
Verrucomicrobia use hundreds of enzymes to digest the algal polysaccharide fucoidan
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Sichert, Andreas , Corzett, Christopher H. , Schechter, Matthew S. , Unfried, Frank , Markert, Stephanie , Becher, Dörte , Fernandez-Guerra, Antonio , Liebeke, Manuel , Schweder, Thomas , Polz, Martin F. , Hehemann, Jan-Hendrik and Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Brown algae are important players in the global carbon cycle by fixing carbon dioxide into 1 Gt of biomass annually, yet the fate of fucoidan—their major cell wall polysaccharide—remains poorly understood. Microbial degradation of fucoidans is slower than that of other polysaccharides, suggesting that fucoidans are more recalcitrant and may sequest...
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Verrucomicrobia use hundreds of enzymes to digest the algal polysaccharide fucoidan
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TN_cdi_osti_scitechconnect_1801883
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_osti_scitechconnect_1801883
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2058-5276
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2058-5276
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10.1038/s41564-020-0720-2
