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Genome-guided analysis allows the identification of novel physiological traits in Trichococcus species.
BMC genomics - 8 Jan 2020
Strepis Nikolaos, Naranjo Henry D, Meier-Kolthoff Jan, Göker Markus, Shapiro Nicole, Kyrpides Nikos, Klenk Hans-Peter, Schaap Peter J, Stams Alfons J M, Sousa Diana Z
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The genus Trichococcus currently contains nine species: T. flocculiformis, T. pasteurii, T. palustris, T. collinsii, T. patagoniensis, T. ilyis, T. paludicola, T. alkaliphilus, and T. shcherbakoviae. In general, Trichococcus species can degrade a wide range of carbohydrates. However, only T. pasteurii and a non-characterized strain of Trichococcus, strain ES5, have the capacity of converting glycerol...
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