Publications by authors named "Allison M Cook"
Fervidibacter sacchari is an aerobic hyperthermophile belonging to the phylum Armatimonadota that degrades a variety of polysaccharides. Its genome encodes 117 enzymes with one or more annotated glycoside hydrolase (GH) domain, but the roles of these putative GHs in polysaccharide catabolism are poorly defined. Here, we describe one F.
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- * Advanced techniques like genome analysis and optical tweezers were used to isolate and study these microorganisms, revealing their rapid assimilation of C-starch in sediments.
- * The study proposes a taxonomic reclassification of the Fervidibacteria, highlighting their important role in polysaccharide degradation within a newly defined class of the Armatimonadota phylum.
The aerobic hyperthermophile catabolizes diverse polysaccharides and is the only cultivated member of the class within the phylum . It encodes 117 putative glycoside hydrolases (GHs), including two from GH family 50 (GH50). In this study, we expressed, purified, and functionally characterized one of these GH50 enzymes, Fsa16295Glu.
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