The gill-associated symbiont microbiome is a main source of woody-plant polysaccharide hydrolase genes and secondary metabolite gene clusters in Neoteredo reynei, a unique shipworm from south Atlantic mangroves.
T. Lima Brito, A. Barreto Campos, F. A. Bastiaan von Meijenfeldt, J. Paulino Daniel, G. B. Ribeiro, G. Gueiros Zacarias Silva, D. Morais, D. Veras Wilke, B. E. Dutilh, P. M. Meirelles, A. E. Trindade Silva
This study uses metagenomics to show that the gill-associated symbionts of Neoteredo reynei harbor genes for wood-degrading enzymes and secondary metabolites, highlighting their biotechnological potential.
bioRxiv · Jun 27, 2018Microbiology