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Bacterial diversity associated with the Caribbean tunicate Ecteinascidia turbinata.
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek - 1 Aug 2007
Pérez-Matos Ana E, Rosado William, Govind Nadathur S
Abstract excerpt
The Caribbean tunicate, Ecteinascidia turbinata produces the anti-cancer agent ET-743 that could well be a metabolite of an associated bacterial strain. This current study aims at the analysis of bacteria that are persistently and specifically associated with this invertebrate. Utilizing techniques such as denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis, DNA sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of bacteria from E....
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