Secondary Metabolism in the Gill Microbiota of Shipworms (Teredinidae) as Revealed by Comparison of Metagenomes and Nearly Complete Symbiont Genomes

Secondary Metabolism in the Gill Microbiota of Shipworms (Teredinidae) as Revealed by Comparison of Metagenomes and Nearly Complete Symbiont Genomes

ABSTRACT Shipworms play critical roles in recycling wood in the sea. Symbiotic bacteria supply enzymes that the organisms need for nutrition and wood degradation. Some of these bacteria have been grown in pure culture and have the capacity to make many secondary metabolites. However, little is known...

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Main Authors: Marvin A. Altamia, Zhenjian Lin, Amaro E. Trindade-Silva, Iris Diana Uy, J. Reuben Shipway, Diego Veras Wilke, Gisela P. Concepcion, Daniel L. Distel, Eric W. Schmidt, Margo G. Haygood
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020-06-01
Series:mSystems
Subjects:
biosynthesis
metagenomics
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSystems.00261-20

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