Bacteria influence eukaryotic biology as parasitic, commensal or beneficial symbionts. Aside
from these organismal interactions, bacteria have also been important sources of new …

Recent years, algal polysaccharides were mainly investigated for pharmaceutical,
nutraceuticals and biomedical applications due to their promising bioactive properties …

Horizontal gene transfer (HGT; also known as lateral gene transfer) has had an important
role in eukaryotic genome evolution, but its importance is often overshadowed by the greater …

Marine sponges often contain diverse and abundant microbial communities, including
bacteria, archaea, microalgae, and fungi. In some cases, these microbial associates …

The hyaluronidases (Hyals) are classes of enzymes that degrade, predominantly,
hyaluronan (HA). The term “hyaluronidase” is somewhat of a misnomer since they have the …

Brown algal cell walls share some components with plants (cellulose) and animals (sulfated
fucans), but they also contain some unique polysaccharides (alginates). Analysis of the …

Background Little is known about the mechanisms of adaptation of life to the extreme
environmental conditions encountered in polar regions. Here we present the genome …

Sulfated fucans and galactans are strongly anionic polysaccharides found in marine
organisms. Their structures vary among species, but their major features are conserved …

Lateral gene transfer–the transfer of genetic material between species–has been
acknowledged as a major mechanism in prokaryotic genome evolution for some time …

Horizontal gene transfer is accepted as an important evolutionary force modulating the
evolution of prokaryote genomes. However, it is thought that horizontal gene transfer plays …