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SUBMITTER: Song T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5069468 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Song Tao T Xu Hui H Wei Congchong C Jiang Tengfei T Qin Shishang S Zhang Weijia W Cao Yu Y Hu Chao C Zhang Fan F Qiao Dairong D Cao Yi Y
Scientific reports 20161019
Seaweed is receiving an increasing amount of attention as a "sea vegetable". The microbiota of coastal populations may acquire seaweed associated enzymes through marine food. Several agarases have been found in non-marine environments; however, their origin is unknown. In this study, a hypothetical protein, Aga1, was identified as an agarase from an inland soil agar-degrading bacterium, Paenibacillus sp. SSG-1.Having low similarity to known glycoside hydrolases, Aga1 may be a distant member of t ...[more]