Genome-wide analysis of <it>acetivibrio cellulolyticus</it> provides a blueprint of an elaborate cellulosome system

Genome-wide analysis of <it>acetivibrio cellulolyticus</it> provides a blueprint of an elaborate cellulosome system

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Microbial degradation of plant cell walls and its conversion to sugars and other byproducts is a key step in the carbon cycle on Earth. In order to process heterogeneous plant-derived biomass, specialized anaerobic bacteria use an el...

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Main Authors: Dassa Bareket, Borovok Ilya, Lamed Raphael, Henrissat Bernard, Coutinho Pedro, Hemme Christopher L, Huang Yue, Zhou Jizhong, Bayer Edward A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-05-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Cellulosomics
<it>Clostridium thermocellum</it>
Scaffoldin
Cohesin
Dockerin
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/13/210

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