Carbohydrate synthesis by two Navicula strains isolated from benthic and pelagic mucilages in the Tyrrhenian Sea (Tuscan Archipelago) |
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Authors: | Cecilia Faraloni Roberto De Philippis Claudio Sili Massimo Vincenzini |
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Affiliation: | (1) Dipartimento di Biotecnologie Agrarie, Università degli Studi, Piazzale delle Cascine 24, Firenze, I 50144, Italy;(2) Istituto per lo Studio degli Ecosistemi, CNR, Piazzale delle Cascine 24, Firenze, I 50144, Italy |
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Abstract: | Two exopolysaccharide (EPS)-producing strains of the diatom Navicula, were isolated from benthic and pelagic mucilaginous aggregates sampled in the Tyrrhenian Sea and cultured under laboratory conditions. The amount of carbohydrate formed over the growth period and on a per cell basis was quite similar. However, the benthic strain showed a preferential synthesis of the bound (i.e., cellular and capsular) carbohydrate fraction, whereas the pelagic strain preferentially synthesised soluble, polymeric carbohydrates. The polysaccharides released into the medium by the two strains showed the same qualitative monosaccharidic composition, being constituted by two acidic and six neutral sugars. It is suggested that the difference between the benthic and the pelagic strain in the synthesis of bound or soluble carbohydrates may be related to the different role of these compounds in the particular habitats of the strains. |
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Keywords: | Benthic aggregates Diatoms EPS Exocellular polysaccharides Mucilages Navicula Pelagic aggregates Tyrrhenian sea |
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