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Turnerbactin, a novel triscatecholate siderophore from the shipworm endosymbiont Teredinibacter turnerae T7901.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2013
Han Andrew W, Sandy Moriah, Fishman Brian, Trindade-Silva Amaro E, Soares Carlos A G, Distel Daniel L, Butler Alison, Haygood Margo G
Abstract excerpt
Shipworms are marine bivalve mollusks (Family Teredinidae) that use wood for shelter and food. They harbor a group of closely related, yet phylogenetically distinct, bacterial endosymbionts in bacteriocytes located in the gills. This endosymbiotic community is believed to support the host's nutrition in multiple ways, through the production of cellulolytic enzymes and the fixation of nitrogen. The genome of the...
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