Accessing carboxylesterase diversity from termite hindgut symbionts through metagenomics

Journal of Molecular Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 277-286

  Rashamuse, Konanani ^a   Mabizela Mokoena, Nobalanda ^a   Sanyika, Tendai Walter ^b   Mabvakure, Batsirai ^a   Brady, Dean ^a,b  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

^b TSHWANE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Carboxylesterase diversity; Homology search; Metagenomic library screening; Metagenomics; Nucleotide sequencing; ORF identification; Phylogenetic classification; Termite hindgut symbionts

Indexed keywords

AMIDASE; CARBOXYLESTERASE; ESTERASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME PURIFICATION; ENZYME STRUCTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC CODE; ISOPTERA; METAGENOMICS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE MOTIF; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHENOTYPE; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SYMBIONT; UNINDEXED SEQUENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; CARBOXYLESTERASE; ENZYME ACTIVATION; GAMMAPROTEOBACTERIA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, ENZYMOLOGIC; GENES, BACTERIAL; GENETIC VARIATION; ISOPTERA; METAGENOMICS; OPEN READING FRAMES; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SYMBIOSIS;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; ISOPTERA;

EID: 84866934270     PISSN: 14641801     EISSN: 16602412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000342447     Document Type: Article

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