Genomic Potential of Marinobacter aquaeolei, a Biogeochemical “Opportunitroph”
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Genomic potential of Marinobacter aquaeolei, a biogeochemical "opportunitroph".
The genus of Marinobacter is one of the most ubiquitous in the global oceans and assumed to significantly impact various biogeochemical cycles. The genome structure and content of Marinobacter aquaeolei VT8 was analyzed and compared with those from other organisms with diverse adaptive strategies. Here, we report the many "opportunitrophic" genetic characteristics and strategies that M. aquaeol...
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عنوان ژورنال: Applied and Environmental Microbiology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 0099-2240,1098-5336
DOI: 10.1128/aem.01866-10