Biosynthesis of a sulfated exopolysaccharide, synechan, and bloom formation in the model cyanobacterium Synechocystis sp. strain PCC 6803

Extracellularpolysaccharides of bacteria contribute to biofilm formation, stress tolerance, and infectivity. Cyanobacteria, the oxygenic photoautotrophic bacteria, uniquely produce sulfated extracellular polysaccharides among bacteria to support phototrophic biofilms. In addition, sulfated polysacch...

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Main Authors: Kaisei Maeda, Yukiko Okuda, Gen Enomoto, Satoru Watanabe, Masahiko Ikeuchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2021-06-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/66538

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