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Improved method of protoplast fusion between marine luminescent bacterium and Escherichia coli cultivated with fatty acid
An attempt was made to improve the stability toward centrifugation of protoplast fusion between Shewanella sp. and Escherichia coli. Stability of the cell membrane is an important factor in protoplast fusion. In ...
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New Phospholipase A1-producing Bacteria from a Marine Fish
Phospholipase A1 is a hydrolytic enzyme that catalyzes the removal of the acyl group from position 1 of glycerophospholipids to form 2-acyl lysophospholipids. Lysophospholipids are used in foods, cosmetics, and p...
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Lipid and fatty acid compositions of a novel docosahexaenoic acid-producing marine bacterium
An unidentified bacterial strain, SCRC-21406, isolated from the intestine of a marine fish, Glossanodon semifasciatus, produced docosahexaenoic acid at 23% (mol/mol) [=28% (w/w)] of total fatty acids in a medium ...