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. 1985 Apr;49(4):1019–1021. doi: 10.1128/aem.49.4.1019-1021.1985

Distribution of Alginate Lyase Activity among Strains of Bacillus circulans

Jeffrey B Hansen 2,*, Lawrence K Nakamura 2
PMCID: PMC238493  PMID: 16346766

Abstract

Strains from four different DNA relatedness groups of Bacillus circulans showed apparent alginate lyase activity; the activity of three strains examined had mannuronidase specificity. A representative strain of group 4 also produced apparent inducible unsulfated chrondroitin lyase activity.

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