Bacterial avidins are a widely distributed protein family in Actinobacteria, Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes

Bacterial avidins are a widely distributed protein family in Actinobacteria, Proteobacteria and Bacteroidetes

Abstract Background Avidins are biotin-binding proteins commonly found in the vertebrate eggs. In addition to streptavidin from Streptomyces avidinii, a growing number of avidins have been characterized from divergent bacterial species. However, a systematic research concerning their taxonomy and ec...

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Main Authors: Olli H. Laitinen, Tanja P. Kuusela, Sampo Kukkurainen, Anssi Nurminen, Aki Sinkkonen, Vesa P. Hytönen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:BMC Ecology and Evolution
Subjects:
Avidin
Phylogeny
Biotin-binding
Defense protein
Plant invasiveness
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-021-01784-y

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12862-021-01784-y

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