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Ethanolamine utilization in Vibrio alginolyticus.

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Title Ethanolamine utilization in Vibrio alginolyticus.
 
Creator Khatri, Neelam
Khatri, Indu
Subramanian, Srikrishna
Raychaudhuri, Saumya
 
Subject QR Microbiology
 
Description Ethanolamine is used as an energy source by phylogenetically diverse bacteria including pathogens, by the concerted action of proteins from the eut-operon. Previous studies have revealed the presence of eutBC genes encoding ethanolamine-ammonia lyase, a key enzyme that breaks ethanolamine into acetaldehyde and ammonia, in about 100 bacterial genomes including members of gamma-proteobacteria. However, ethanolamine utilization has not been reported for any member of the Vibrio genus. Our comparative genomics study reveals the presence of genes that are involved in ethanolamine utilization in several Vibrio species. Using Vibrio alginolyticus as a model system we demonstrate that ethanolamine is better utilized as a nitrogen source than as a carbon source.
 
Publisher BMC ( Part of Springer Nature)
 
Date 2012-12-12
 
Type Article
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Relation https://biologydirect.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1745-6150-7-45
http://crdd.osdd.net/open/2116/
 
Identifier Khatri, Neelam and Khatri, Indu and Subramanian, Srikrishna and Raychaudhuri, Saumya (2012) Ethanolamine utilization in Vibrio alginolyticus. Biology direct, 7. 45; discussion 45. ISSN 1745-6150