title: Biochemical characterization of cyanobacterial extracellular polymers (EPS) from modern marine stromatolites (Bahamas).
abstract: A range of biochemical characterizations were used to examine the extracellular polymeric secretions (EPS) of two cyanobacteria, Synechocystis sp. and Oscillatoria sp., isolated from marine stromatolites, Bahamas. Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis was successfully used to fractionate proteins in EPS. The results suggest that cyanobacterial EPS is composed of a network of macromolecules having different biochemical properties, which may contribute to extracellular functions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia 29208, USA.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kawaguchi
authors.forename: A W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Decho
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D001444:Bahamas; D018441:Biofilms; D002241:Carbohydrates / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D000458:Cyanobacteria / Q000737:chemistry*; D015180:Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional; D019015:Geologic Sediments / Q000382:microbiology; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry; D037102:Lectins / Q000378:metabolism; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry; D014574:Uronic Acids / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D002241:Carbohydrates; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans; D037102:Lectins; D011108:Polymers; D014574:Uronic Acids