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Table 2 Phenotypic and genotypic characteristics of fosmid clones described in this study

From: Mining for hemicellulases in the fungus-growing termite Pseudacanthotermes militaris using functional metagenomics

Fosmid

Phenotype

Library

CAZY annotations

Taxonomic assignment

A3

Xyl (++)

A

GH1;GH43;CE4

Clostridiales

A9

Xyl (++)

A

GH3

Enterobacteriaceæ

B9

Xyl (++)

A

GH3

Firmicutes

G7

Abf (++)

A

GH51

Bacteroides

G12

Abf (++)

A

GH51; GH97; GH43; GH43;

Bacteroides

GH51-GH43-CBM4

H8

Abf (++)

C

GT84-GH94;GH51; GH51

Clostridiales

D2

Xyl/Abf (++)

A

GH3; GH3

ND

F3

Xyl/Abf (++)

A

GH43

Clostridiales

D3

Xyl/Abf (++)

A

GH99;GH97;CE1;GH3

Bacteroidales

A4

Xyl/Abf

A

CE1

ND

A10

Xyl/Abf

A

GH99;GH97;CE1 (x2);GH3

Allistipes

Xyn3

Xyn

A

GH115 ; GH10 ; CE1 ; GH11 ; GH43; GH10-CBM4-GH10

Bacteroidales

  1. Library abbreviations are A, abdomen and C, comb. Enzyme abbreviations are Abf, α-l-arabinofuranosidase; Xyl, β-d-xylosidase; Xyn, endo-β-d-xylanase. Activities expressed by fosmids were classed as either weak, medium (+) or strong (++). ND, not determined.