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A novel bacterial ATP-binding cassette transporter system that allows uptake of macromolecules.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Jul 2000
Momma K, Okamoto M, Mishima Y, Mori S, Hashimoto W, Murata K
Abstract excerpt
A gram-negative bacterium, Sphingomonas sp. strain A1, isolated as a producer of alginate lyase, has a characteristic cell envelope structure and forms a mouth-like pit on its surface. The pit is produced only when the cells have to incorporate and assimilate alginate. An alginate uptake-deficient mutant was derived from cells of strain A1. One open reading frame, algS (1,089 bp), exhibiting homology to the...
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