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The chitobiose-binding protein, DasA, acts as a link between chitin utilization and morphogenesis in Streptomyces coelicolor.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Feb 2008
Colson Séverine, van Wezel Gilles P, Craig Matthias, Noens Elke E E, Nothaft Harald, Mommaas A Mieke, Titgemeyer Fritz, Joris Bernard, Rigali Sébastien
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Streptomycetes are mycelial soil bacteria that undergo a developmental programme that leads to sporulating aerial hyphae. As soil-dwelling bacteria, streptomycetes rely primarily on natural polymers such as cellulose, xylan and chitin for the colonization of their environmental niche and therefore these polysaccharides may play a critical role in monitoring the global nutritional status of the environment. In...
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