Molecular basis of an agarose metabolic pathway acquired by a human intestinal symbiont.
Pluvinage, B., Grondin, J.M., Amundsen, C., Klassen, L., Moote, P.E., Xiao, Y., Thomas, D., Pudlo, N.A., Anele, A., Martens, E.C., Inglis, G.D., Uwiera, R.E.R., Boraston, A.B., Abbott, D.W.(2018) Nat Commun 9: 1043-1043
- PubMed: 29535379 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03366-x
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5T98, 5T99, 5T9A, 5T9G, 5T9X, 5TA0, 5TA1, 5TA5, 5TA7, 5TA9 - PubMed Abstract: 
In red algae, the most abundant principal cell wall polysaccharides are mixed galactan agars, of which agarose is a common component. While bioconversion of agarose is predominantly catalyzed by bacteria that live in the oceans, agarases have been discovered in microorganisms that inhabit diverse terrestrial ecosystems, including human intestines ...