Characterization of Bacterial Communities Associated with the Tyrian Purple Producing Gland in a Marine Gastropod.

Characterization of Bacterial Communities Associated with the Tyrian Purple Producing Gland in a Marine Gastropod.

Dicathais orbita is a marine mollusc recognised for the production of anticancer compounds that are precursors to Tyrian purple. This study aimed to assess the diversity and identity of bacteria associated with the Tyrian purple producing hypobranchial gland, in comparison with foot tissue, using a...

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Main Authors: Ajit Kumar Ngangbam, Abdul Baten, Daniel L E Waters, Steve Whalan, Kirsten Benkendorff
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4619447?pdf=render

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