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Whole genome amplification approach reveals novel polyhydroxyalkanoate synthases (PhaCs) from Japan Trench and Nankai Trough seawater.
BMC microbiology - 24 Dec 2014
Foong Choon Pin, Lau Nyok-Sean, Deguchi Shigeru, Toyofuku Takashi, Taylor Todd D, Sudesh Kumar, Matsui Minami
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Special features of the Japanese ocean include its ranges of latitude and depth. This study is the first to examine the diversity of Class I and II PHA synthases (PhaC) in DNA samples from pelagic seawater taken from the Japan Trench and Nankai Trough from a range of depths from 24 m to 5373 m. PhaC is the key enzyme in microorganisms that determines the types of monomer units that are polymerized...
Topics
- Acyltransferases
- Cloning, Molecular
- Cluster Analysis
- Cupriavidus necator
- Gene Expression
- Genetic Variation
- Hydroxybutyrates
- Japan
- Marinobacter
- Metagenomics
- Molecular Sequence Data