Desulfovibrio DA2_CueO is a novel multicopper oxidase with cuprous, ferrous and phenol oxidase activity

• Published in: Microbiology
• Main Authors: Mancini, Stefano, Kumar, Ranjeet, Mishra, Veena, Solioz, Marc
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Society for General Microbiology 2017
• Subjects: 610 Medicine & health; Norilsk; norilsk
• Online Access: https://boris.unibe.ch/109645/

Desulfovibrio sp. A2 is a novel Gram-negative sulfate-reducing bacterium that was isolated from sediments of the Norilsk mining/smelting area in Russia. The organism possesses a monocistronic operon encoding a 71 kDa periplasmic multicopperoxidase, which we call DA2_CueO. Histidine-tagged DA2_CueO e...