Detection and diversity of the mannosylerythritol lipid (MEL) gene cluster and lipase A and B genes of Moesziomyces antarcticus isolated from terrestrial sites chronically contaminated with crude oil in Trinidad

• Published in: BMC Microbiology
• Main Authors: Ramdass, Amanda C., Rampersad, Sephra N.
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: BioMed Central 2022
• Subjects: Research; Trinidad; Antarc*; antarcticus
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8815271/; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35120442; https://doi.org/10.1186/s12866-021-02419-4

BACKGROUND: Mannosylerythritol lipids (MELs) belong to the class of glycolipid biosurfactants and are produced by members of the Ustilago and Moesziomyces genera. Production of MELs is regulated by a biosynthetic gene cluster (MEL BGC). Extracellular lipase activity is also associated with MEL produ...