. "The marine bacterium Saccharophagus degradans strain 2-40 (Sde 2-40) is emerging as a vanguard of a recently discovered group of marine and estuarine bacteria that recycles complex polysaccharides. We report its complete genome sequence, analysis of which identifies an unusually large number of enzymes that degrade >10 complex polysaccharides. Not only is this an extraordinary range of catabolic capability, many of the enzymes exhibit unusual architecture including novel combinations of catalytic and substrate-binding modules. We hypothesize that many of these features are adaptations that facilitate depolymerization of complex polysaccharides in the marine environment. This is the first sequenced genome of a marine bacterium that can degrade plant cell walls, an important component of the carbon cycle that is not well-characterized in the marine environment." . . "PLoS Genet." . "Gilbert H.J." . "Zhang H." . "Lamed R." . "Bayer E.A." . "Henrissat B." . "Weiner R.M." . "Land M." . "Richardson P.M." . "Borovok I." . "Hauser L." . "Zhulin I.B." . "Coutinho P.M." . "Larimer F." . "Ekborg N.A." . "Rancurel C." . "Saunders E.H." . "Taylor L.E. II" . "Longmire A.G." . "Hutcheson S." . "2008"^^ . "E1000087" . "Complete genome sequence of the complex carbohydrate-degrading marine bacterium, Saccharophagus degradans strain 2-40 T." . "4" . "doi:10.1371/journal.pgen.1000087" .