Authors: Tasiemski, Aurélie, Jung, Sascha, Boidin-Wichlacz, Céline, Jollivet, Didier, Cuvillier-Hot, Virginie, Pradillon, Florence, Vetriani, Costantino, Hecht, Oliver, Sönnichsen, Frank D., Gelhaus, Christoph, Hung, Chien-Wen, Tholey, Andreas, Leippe, Matthias, Grötzinger, Joachim, Gaill, Françoise
Venue: PLoS ONE
Type: Publication
Abstract: International audience; The emblematic hydrothermal worm Alvinella pompejana is one of the most thermo tolerant animal known on Earth. It relies on a symbiotic association offering a unique opportunity to discover biochemical adaptations that allow animals to thrive in such a hostile habitat. Here, by studying the Pompeii worm, we report on the discovery of the first antibiotic peptide from a deep-sea organism, namely alvinellacin. After purification and peptide sequencing, both the gene and the peptide tertiary structures were elucidated. As e...
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Topics: 
Ecology
Microbiology
Zoology
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