Complete genome sequence of the complex carbohydrate-degrading marine bacterium, Saccharophagus degradans strain 2-40 T. Weiner, R. M., Taylor, L. E., Henrissat, B., Hauser, L., Land, M., Coutinho, P. M., Rancurel, C., Saunders, E. H., Longmire, A. G., Zhang, H., Bayer, E. A., Gilbert, H. J., Larimer, F., Zhulin, I. B., Ekborg, N. A., Lamed, R., Richardson, P. M., Borovok, I., & Hutcheson, S. PLoS genetics, 4(5):e1000087, May, 2008.
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The marine bacterium Saccharophagus degradans strain 2-40 (Sde 2-40) is emerging as a vanguard of a recently discovered group of marine and estuarine bacteria that recycles complex polysaccharides. We report its complete genome sequence, analysis of which identifies an unusually large number of enzymes that degrade \textgreater10 complex polysaccharides. Not only is this an extraordinary range of catabolic capability, many of the enzymes exhibit unusual architecture including novel combinations of catalytic and substrate-binding modules. We hypothesize that many of these features are adaptations that facilitate depolymerization of complex polysaccharides in the marine environment. This is the first sequenced genome of a marine bacterium that can degrade plant cell walls, an important component of the carbon cycle that is not well-characterized in the marine environment.
@article{ weiner_complete_2008,
  title = {Complete genome sequence of the complex carbohydrate-degrading marine bacterium, {Saccharophagus} degradans strain 2-40 {T}},
  volume = {4},
  issn = {1553-7404},
  doi = {10.1371/journal.pgen.1000087},
  abstract = {The marine bacterium Saccharophagus degradans strain 2-40 (Sde 2-40) is emerging as a vanguard of a recently discovered group of marine and estuarine bacteria that recycles complex polysaccharides. We report its complete genome sequence, analysis of which identifies an unusually large number of enzymes that degrade {\textgreater}10 complex polysaccharides. Not only is this an extraordinary range of catabolic capability, many of the enzymes exhibit unusual architecture including novel combinations of catalytic and substrate-binding modules. We hypothesize that many of these features are adaptations that facilitate depolymerization of complex polysaccharides in the marine environment. This is the first sequenced genome of a marine bacterium that can degrade plant cell walls, an important component of the carbon cycle that is not well-characterized in the marine environment.},
  language = {eng},
  number = {5},
  journal = {PLoS genetics},
  author = {Weiner, Ronald M. and Taylor, Larry E. and Henrissat, Bernard and Hauser, Loren and Land, Miriam and Coutinho, Pedro M. and Rancurel, Corinne and Saunders, Elizabeth H. and Longmire, Atkinson G. and Zhang, Haitao and Bayer, Edward A. and Gilbert, Harry J. and Larimer, Frank and Zhulin, Igor B. and Ekborg, Nathan A. and Lamed, Raphael and Richardson, Paul M. and Borovok, Ilya and Hutcheson, Steven},
  month = {May},
  year = {2008},
  pmid = {18516288},
  pmcid = {PMC2386152},
  keywords = {Alteromonadaceae, Bacterial Proteins, Base Sequence, Chromosome Mapping, Genome, Bacterial, Glycoside Hydrolases, Molecular Sequence Data, Polysaccharides, Protein Transport, Seawater, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Signal Transduction, Substrate Specificity},
  pages = {e1000087}
}

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