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Multidisciplinary evidences that Synechocystis PCC6803 exopolysaccharides operate in cell sedimentation and protection against salt and metal stresses.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Jittawuttipoka Thichakorn, Planchon Mariane, Spalla Olivier, Benzerara Karim, Guyot François, Cassier-Chauvat Corinne, Chauvat Franck
Abstract excerpt
Little is known about the production of exopolysaccharides (EPS) in cyanobacteria, and there are no genetic and physiological evidences that EPS are involved in cell protection against the frequently encountered environmental stresses caused by salt and metals. We studied four presumptive EPS production genes, sll0923, sll1581, slr1875 and sll5052, in the model cyanobacterium Synechocystis PCC6803, which produces...
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