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Properties of an alginate-degrading Flavobacterium sp. strain LXA isolated from rotting algae from coastal China.
Canadian journal of microbiology - 1 Apr 2008
An Qing-Da, Zhang Gong-Liang, Wu Hai-Tao, Zhang Zhen-Cheng, Zheng Guo-Shuang, Zhang Ying-Li, Li Xian-Zhen, Murata Yoshiyuki
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A novel bacterium exhibiting alginolytic activity was isolated from rotten algae. The alginate-degrading activity was detected in the culture supernatant by measuring the decrease in alginate viscosity or the increase in reducing sugars. Basic characterization showed that it was gram negative, rod shaped, yellow pigmented, and positive for oxidase and catalase, with a DNA G+C content of 35.6 mol%. Phylogenetic...
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