A Multifunctional Polysaccharide Utilization Gene Cluster in Colwellia echini Encodes Enzymes for the Complete Degradation of κ-Carrageenan, ι-Carrageenan, and Hybrid β/κ-Carrageenan

A Multifunctional Polysaccharide Utilization Gene Cluster in Colwellia echini Encodes Enzymes for the Complete Degradation of κ-Carrageenan, ι-Carrageenan, and Hybrid β/κ-Carrageenan

Here, we report that a recently described bacterium, Colwellia echini, harbors a large number of enzymes enabling the bacterium to grow on κ-carrageenan and agar. The genes are organized in two clusters that encode enzymes for the total degradation of κ-carrageenan and agar, respectively. As the fir...

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Main Authors: Line Christiansen, Duleepa Pathiraja, Pernille Kjersgaard Bech, Mikkel Schultz-Johansen, Rosanna Hennessy, David Teze, In-Geol Choi, Peter Stougaard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020-01-01
Series:mSphere
Subjects:
furcellaran
carrageenan
marine bacteria
algal polysaccharides
glycoside hydrolases
metabolic pathway
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00792-19

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https://doi.org/10.1128/mSphere.00792-19

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