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PT J
TI Microbial mats in French Polynesia and their biotechnological applications
BT 
AF GUEZENNEC, Jean
   MOPPERT, Xavier
   RAGUENES, Gerard
   RICHERT, Laurent
   COSTA, Bernard
   SIMON-COLIN, Christelle
AS 1:2;2:1;3:2;4:1;5:1;6:2;
FF 1:PDG-DPCP;2:;3:PDG-DOP-DCB-BM-BMM;4:;5:;6:PDG-DOP-DCN-BRM-BMM;
C1 Pacific Biotech, SAS, Arue 98701, Tahiti, Fr Polynesia.
   IFREMER, Ctr Brest, BRM BMM, F-29280 Plouzane, France.
C2 PACIFIC BIOTECH, FRANCE
   IFREMER, FRANCE
SI BREST
SE PDG-DPCP
   PDG-DOP-DCB-BM-BMM
   PDG-DOP-DCN-BRM-BMM
IN WOS Ifremer jusqu'en 2018
   copubli-france
IF 2.627
TC 23
UR https://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00029/14058/11423.pdf
LA English
DT Article
DE ;Microbial mats;Kopara;Biopolymers;Exopolysaccharides;Poly-beta-hydroxyalkanoates
AB It is well known that microorganisms well-adapted to survival in extreme ecosystems could be considered as new sources of biomolecules that have biotechnological importance. On French Polynesian atolls, microbial mats are developing in water ponds exposed to fluctuations in physical and chemical parameters. In these microbial mats, which are called "kopara" by the inhabitants, bacteria coexist with cyanobacteria, and a synergistic relationship may exist between these two types of living microorganisms. A large number of cyanobacteria and bacteria have been isolated from different mats. Under laboratory conditions, these microorganisms were shown to produce various exopolymers, including exopolysaccharides and poly-beta-hydroxyalkanoates, along with pigments for further commercial developments. This manuscript gives an overview of substances isolated and characterized from these bacteria and cyanobacteria and discusses their potential applications in biotechnology. (C) 2010 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
PY 2011
PD JAN
SO Process Biochemistry
SN 1359-5113
PU Elsevier Sci Ltd
VL 46
IS 1
UT 000286538300002
BP 16
EP 22
DI 10.1016/j.procbio.2010.09.001
ID 14058
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