title: Isolation of porphyran-degrading marine microorganisms from the surface of red alga, Porphyra yezoensis.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Food Industry, Saga Prefectural Institute of Advanced Technology, Saga, Japan. yoshimura@saga-itc.go.jp
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
authors.forename: Keisuke
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsuge
authors.forename: Toshihisa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sumi
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshiki
authors.forename: Yumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tsuruta
authors.forename: Shin-ichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Abe
authors.forename: Shiduo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nishino
authors.forename: Seigo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sanematsu
authors.forename: Kazuyoshi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Koganemaru
mesh_terms: D008970:Molecular Weight; D009792:Oceans and Seas; D044664:Porphyra / Q000378:metabolism*; D012685:Sepharose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: C038549:porphyran; D012685:Sepharose