Deletion of a Gene Encoding a Putative Peptidoglycan-Associated Lipoprotein Prevents Degradation of the Crystalline Region of Cellulose in Cytophaga hutchinsonii

Cytophaga hutchinsonii is a gliding Gram-negative bacterium in the phylum Bacteroidetes with the capability to digest crystalline cellulose rapidly, but the mechanism is unclear. In this study, deletion of chu_0125, encoding a homolog of the peptidoglycan-associated lipoprotein (Pal), was determined...

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Main Authors: Xifeng Wang, Zhiquan Wang, Xinfeng Bai, Yue Zhao, Weican Zhang, Xuemei Lu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.00632/full