MicrobiologybioRxiv
The gill-associated symbiont microbiome is a main source of woody-plant polysaccharide hydrolase genes and secondary metabolite gene clusters in Neoteredo reynei, a unique shipworm from south Atlantic mangroves.
T. Lima Brito, A. Barreto Campos, F. A. Bastiaan von Meijenfeldt…·A. E. Trindade Silva
This study uses metagenomics to show that the gill-associated symbionts of Neoteredo reynei harbor genes for wood-degrading enzymes and secondary metabolites, highlighting their biotechnological potential.
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0200437