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. 2001 Mar;3(2):181-7.
doi: 10.1007/s101260000063.

Microbial communities and exopolysaccharides from Polynesian mats

H Rougeaux  1 , M Guezennec, L M Che, C Payri, E Deslandes, J Guezennec
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Microbial communities and exopolysaccharides from Polynesian mats

H Rougeaux et al. Mar Biotechnol (NY). 2001 Mar.

Abstract

Microbial mats present in two shallow atolls of French Polynesia were characterized by high amounts of exopolysaccharides associated with cyanobacteria as the predominating species. Cyanobacteria were found in the first centimeters of the gelatinous mats, whereas deeper layers showing the occurrence of the sulfate reducers Desulfovibrio and Desulfobacter species as determined by the presence of specific biomarkers. Exopolysaccharides were extracted from these mats and partially characterized. All fractions contained both neutral sugars and uronic acids with a predominance of the former. The large diversity in monosaccharides can be interpreted as the result of exopolymer biosynthesis by either different or unidentified cyanobacterial species.

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