Isolation of porphyran-degrading marine microorganisms from the surface of red alga, Porphyra yezoensis.
Marine microorganisms degrading porphyran (POR) were found on the surface of thalli of Porphyra yezoensis. Fifteen crude microorganism groups softened and liquefied the surface of agar-rich plate medium. Among these, 11 microorganism groups degraded porphyran that consisted of sulfated polysaccharide in Porphyra yezoensis. Following isolation, 7 POR-degradable microorganisms were isolated from the 11 POR-degradable microorganism groups.
Yoshimura
Takashi
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Division of Food Industry, Saga Prefectural Institute of Advanced Technology, Saga, Japan. yoshimura@saga-itc.go.jp
Tsuge
Keisuke
K
Sumi
Toshihisa
T
Yoshiki
Masahiro
M
Tsuruta
Yumi
Y
Abe
Shin-ichi
S
Nishino
Shiduo
S
Sanematsu
Seigo
S
Koganemaru
Kazuyoshi
K
D008970:Molecular Weight; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D044664:Porphyra / Q000378:metabolism*; D012685:Sepharose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism
C038549:porphyran; D012685:Sepharose