Characterisation of the enzyme transport path between shipworms and their bacterial symbionts

Characterisation of the enzyme transport path between shipworms and their bacterial symbionts

Abstract Background Shipworms are marine xylophagus bivalve molluscs, which can live on a diet solely of wood due to their ability to produce plant cell wall-degrading enzymes. Bacterial carbohydrate-active enzymes (CAZymes), synthesised by endosymbionts living in specialised shipworm cells called b...

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Main Authors: Giovanna Pesante, Federico Sabbadin, Luisa Elias, Clare Steele-King, J. Reuben Shipway, Adam A. Dowle, Yi Li, Marta Busse-Wicher, Paul Dupree, Katrin Besser, Simon M. Cragg, Neil C. Bruce, Simon J. McQueen-Mason
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-11-01
Series:BMC Biology
Subjects:
Shipworm
Lyrodus pedicellatus
Wood-borers
CAZymes
Crystalline style
Food groove
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-021-01162-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-021-01162-6

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