Bioinformatic, phylogenetic and chemical analysis of the UV-absorbing compounds scytonemin and mycosporine-like amino acids from the microbial mat communities of Shark Bay, Australia

• Main Authors: D'Agostino, Paul M., Woodhouse, Jason N., Liew, Heng Tai, Sehnal, Luděk, Pickford, Russel, Wong, Hon Lun, Burns, Brendan P., Neilan, Brett A.
• Other Authors: School of Biological Sciences
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2019
• Subjects: Bioinformatic; Phylogenetic; DRNTU::Science::Biological sciences
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/105936; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/48816; http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1462-2920.14517
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Shark Bay, Western Australia is a World Heritage area with extensive microbial mats and stromatolites. Microbial communities that comprise these mats have developed a range of mitigation strategies against changing levels of photosynthetically active and ultraviolet radiation, including the ability...