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Molecular genetics and genomic analysis of scytonemin biosynthesis in Nostoc punctiforme ATCC 29133.
Journal of bacteriology - 1 Jun 2007
Soule Tanya, Stout V, Swingley W D, Meeks J C, Garcia-Pichel F
Abstract excerpt
The indole-alkaloid scytonemin is the most common and widespread sunscreen among cyanobacteria. Previous research has focused on its nature, distribution, ecology, physiology, and biochemistry, but its molecular genetics have not been explored. In this study, a scytonemin-deficient mutant of the cyanobacterium Nostoc punctiforme ATCC 29133 was obtained by random transposon insertion into open reading frame...
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