Metagenomics Unveils Posidonia oceanica "Banquettes" as a Potential Source of Novel Bioactive Compounds and Carbohydrate Active Enzymes (CAZymes).

ABSTRACT: Posidonia oceanica is a long-living and very slow-growing marine seagrass endemic to the Mediterranean Sea. It produces large amounts of leaf material and rhizomes, which can reach the shore and build important banks known as "banquettes." In recent years, interest in the potential uses of these P. oceanica banquettes has increased, and it was demonstrated that biomass extracts showed antioxidant, antifungal, and antiviral activities. The discovery of new compounds through the culture of microorganisms is limited, and to overcome this limitation, we performed a metagenomic study to investigate the microbial community associated with P. oceanica banquettes. Our results showed that the microbial community associated with P. oceanica banquettes was dominated by Alphapr

SUBMITTER: Rubio-Portillo E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8547425 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature