Muramidases found in the foregut microbiome of the Tammar wallaby can direct cell aggregation and biofilm formation

ISME Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 341-350

  Pope, Phillip B ^a   Totsika, Makrina ^b   Aguirre De Carcer, Daniel ^a   Schembri, Mark A ^b   Morrison, Mark ^a,c  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

autoaggregation; biofilm; metagenomics; Msarsupials; muramidase

Indexed keywords

LYSOZYME;

BIOFILM; CARBOHYDRATE; COLIFORM BACTERIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOMICS; MARSUPIAL; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHENOTYPE; PHYLOGENETICS;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; CLASSIFICATION; ENZYMOLOGY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; GENETICS; MARSUPIAL; METABOLISM; METAGENOME; METAGENOMICS; MICROBIOLOGY; MOLECULAR GENETICS; OPEN READING FRAME; PHENOTYPE;

ANIMALS; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; MACROPODIDAE; METAGENOME; METAGENOMICS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MURAMIDASE; OPEN READING FRAMES; PHENOTYPE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; LACHNOSPIRACEAE; MACROPUS EUGENII;

EID: 78751584993     PISSN: 17517362     EISSN: 17517370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ismej.2010.116     Document Type: Article

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