Chitin degradation by Synechococcus WH7803
G. Capovilla, K. G. Castro, S. Collani, S. M. Kearney, D. M. Kehoe, S. W. Chisholm
The paper identifies ChiA as the chitinase enzyme responsible for chitin degradation in Synechococcus WH7803 using CRISPR-mediated loss-of-function mutants.
bioRxiv · Jun 7, 2023 · PreprintMicrobiology