Background: The incidence of mycobacterial infection, in particular M. tuberculosis complex (MTC), is increasing in some Western countries, while nontuberculous
Diatom floras were examined in a high-altitude geothermal field, 4200 - 4500 m (29°19'S 68°W'), located in the Central Andean dry Puna ecoregi
We isolated a novel laminarinase ULam111 from Flavobacterium sp. strain UMI-01. Purified ULam111 showed degradation activity against laminarin with the specific