Comparative genomic analysis of Flavobacteriaceae: insights into carbohydrate metabolism, gliding motility and secondary metabolite biosynthesis

Gavriilidou, Asimenia; Gutleben, Johanna; Versluis, Dennis; Forgiarini, Francesca; W. J. van Passel, Mark; J. Ingham, Colin; Smidt, Hauke; Sipkema, Detmer

doi:10.1186/s12864-020-06971-7

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Comparative genomic analysis of Flavobacteriaceae: insights into carbohydrate metabolism, gliding motility and secondary metabolite biosynthesis

Published in BMC Genomics • Aug 20, 2020

Authors:

Asimenia Gavriilidou

Johanna Gutleben

Dennis Versluis

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Members of the bacterial family Flavobacteriaceae are widely distributed in the marine environment and often found associated with algae, fish, detritus or marine invertebrates. Yet, little is known about the characteristics that drive their ubiquity in diverse ecological niches. Here, w...

Subject

Biology

Secondary metabolism

Gliding motility

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