Microbe Profile: Cellvibrio japonicus: living the sweet life via biomass break-down.
Microbiology (Reading)
; 170(3)2024 04.
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| ID: mdl-38568197
ABSTRACT
Cellvibrio japonicus is a saprophytic bacterium proficient at environmental polysaccharide degradation for carbon and energy acquisition. Genetic, enzymatic, and structural characterization of C. japonicus carbohydrate active enzymes, specifically those that degrade plant and animal-derived polysaccharides, demonstrated that this bacterium is a carbohydrate-bioconversion specialist. Structural analyses of these enzymes identified highly specialized carbohydrate binding modules that facilitate activity. Steady progress has been made in developing genetic tools for C. japonicus to better understand the function and regulation of the polysaccharide-degrading enzymes it possesses, as well as to develop it as a biotechnology platform to produce renewable fuels and chemicals.
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Cellvibrio
Límite:
Animals
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En
Revista:
Microbiology (Reading)
Asunto de la revista:
MICROBIOLOGIA
Año:
2024
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Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos