• The bone-degrading enzyme machinery: From multi-component understanding to the treatment of residues from the meat industry 

      Fernandez-Lopez, Laura; Sanches-Carrillo, Sergio; Garcia-Moyano, Antonio; Borchert, Erik; Almendral, David; Alonso, Sandra; Cea-Rama, Isabel; Miguez, Noa; Larsen, Øivind; Werner, Johannes; Makarova, Kira S; Plou, Fransisco J; Dahlgren, Thomas Gunnar; Sanz-Aparicio, Julia; Hentschel, Ute; Bjerga, Gro Elin Kjæreng; Ferrer, Manuel (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Many microorganisms feed on the tissue and recalcitrant bone materials from dead animals, however little is known about the collaborative effort and characteristics of their enzymes. In this study, microbial metagenomes ...
    • Deciphering a Marine Bone-Degrading Microbiome Reveals a Complex Community Effort 

      Borchert, Erik; Garcia-Moyano, Antonio; Sánchez-Carrillo, Sergio; Dahlgren, Thomas Gunnar; Slaby, B; Bjerga, Gro Elin Kjæreng; Ferrer, Manuel; Franzenburg, Sören; Hentschel, Ute (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      The marine bone biome is a complex assemblage of macro- and microorganisms; however, the enzymatic repertoire to access bone-derived nutrients remains unknown. The bone matrix is a composite material made up mainly of ...
    • New ecosystems in the deep subsurface follow the flow of water driven by geological activity 

      Borgonie, Gaetan; Magnabosco, Cara; Garcia-Moyano, Antonio; Linage-Alvarez, Borja; Ojo, Abidemi Oluranti; Freese, Leanne Brenda; van Jaarsveld, Charl; Van Rooyen, Christelle; Kuloyo, Olukayode; Cason, Errol Duncan; Vermeulen, J.; Pienaar, C.; van Heerden, Esta; Lollar, Barbara Sherwood; Onstott, Tullis C.; Mundle, Scott O.C. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Eukarya have been discovered in the deep subsurface at several locations in South Africa, but how organisms reach the subsurface remains unknown. We studied river-subsurface fissure water systems and identified Eukarya ...
    • A Novel Moderately Thermophilic Type Ib Methanotroph Isolated from an Alkaline Thermal Spring in the Ethiopian Rift Valley 

      Islam, Tajul; Gessesse, Amare; Garcia-Moyano, Antonio; Murrell, J. Colin; Øvreås, Lise (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Aerobic moderately thermophilic and thermophilic methane-oxidizing bacteria make a substantial contribution in the control of global warming through biological reduction of methane emissions and have a unique capability ...
    • Two-step functional screen on multiple proteinaceous substrates reveals temperature-robust proteases with a broad-substrate range 

      Garcia-Moyano, Antonio; Diaz, Yuleima; Navarro, Jose; Almendral, David; Puntervoll, Pål; Ferrer, Manuel; Bjerga, Gro Elin Kjæreng (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      To support the bio-based industry in development of environment-friendly processes and products, an optimal toolbox of biocatalysts is key. Although functional screen of (meta)genomic libraries may potentially contribute ...