Identification and distribution of high-abundance proteins in the octopus spring microbial mat community.
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SUBMITTER: Schaffert CS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3497366 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec
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Identification and distribution of high-abundance proteins in the octopus spring microbial mat community.
Schaffert Courtney S CS Klatt Christian G CG Ward David M DM Pauley Mark M Steinke Laurey L
Applied and environmental microbiology 20120921 23
A shotgun metaproteomics approach was employed to identify proteins in a hot spring microbial mat community. We identified 202 proteins encompassing 19 known functions from 12 known phyla. Importantly, we identified two key enzymes involved in the 3-hydroxypropionate CO(2) fixation pathway in uncultivated Roseiflexus spp., which are known photoheterotrophs. ...[more]
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