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Phylogenetic diversity and environment-specific distributions of glycosyl hydrolase family 10 xylanases in geographically distant soils

Xylan is one of the most abundant biopolymers on Earth. Its degradation is mediated primarily by microbial xylanase in nature. To explore the diversity and distribution patterns of xylanase genes in soils, samples of five soil types with different physicochemical characters were analyzed. Partial xy...

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Published in:PloS one 2012-08, Vol.7 (8), p.e43480-e43480
Main Authors: Wang, Guozeng, Meng, Kun, Luo, Huiying, Wang, Yaru, Huang, Huoqing, Shi, Pengjun, Yang, Peilong, Zhang, Zhifang, Yao, Bin
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Summary:Xylan is one of the most abundant biopolymers on Earth. Its degradation is mediated primarily by microbial xylanase in nature. To explore the diversity and distribution patterns of xylanase genes in soils, samples of five soil types with different physicochemical characters were analyzed. Partial xylanase genes of glycoside hydrolase (GH) family 10 were recovered following direct DNA extraction from soil, PCR amplification and cloning. Combined with our previous study, a total of 1084 gene fragments were obtained, representing 366 OTUs. More than half of the OTUs were novel (identities of
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0043480