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Recombination and selectional forces in cyanopeptolin NRPS operons from highly similar, but geographically remote Planktothrix strains.
BMC microbiology - 26 Aug 2008
Rounge Trine B, Rohrlack Thomas, Kristensen Tom, Jakobsen Kjetill S
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Cyanopeptolins are nonribosomally produced heptapetides showing a highly variable composition. The cyanopeptolin synthetase operon has previously been investigated in three strains from the genera Microcystis, Planktothrix and Anabaena. Cyanopeptolins are displaying protease inhibitor activity, but the biological function(s) is (are) unknown. Cyanopeptolin gene cluster variability and biological...
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