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Polyketide synthase gene diversity within the microbiome of the sponge Arenosclera brasiliensis, endemic to the Southern Atlantic Ocean.
Applied and environmental microbiology - 1 Mar 2013
Trindade-Silva Amaro E, Rua Cintia P J, Andrade Bruno G N, Vicente Ana Carolina Paulo, Silva Genivaldo G Z, Berlinck Roberto G S, Thompson Fabiano L
Abstract excerpt
Microbes associated with marine sponges are considered important producers of bioactive, structurally unique polyketides. The synthesis of such secondary metabolites involves type I polyketide synthases (PKSs), which are enzymes that reach a maximum complexity degree in bacteria. The Haplosclerida sponge Arenosclera brasiliensis hosts a complex microbiota and is the source of arenosclerins, alkaloids with...
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