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Adaptation of bacteria to glyphosate: a microevolutionary perspective of the enzyme 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase

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    Identifier:  imarina:9157037
    Handle: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11797/imarina9157037
    Authors:  Rainio, MJ; Ruuskanen, S; Helander, M; Saikkonen, K; Saloniemi, I; Puigbò, P
    Abstract:
    Glyphosate is the leading herbicide worldwide, but it also affects prokaryotes because it targets the central enzyme (5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate, EPSP) of the shikimate pathway in the synthesis of the three essential aromatic amino acids in bacteria, fungi and plants. Our results reveal that bacteria may easily become resistant to glyphosate through changes in the 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase active site. This indicates the importance of examining how glyphosate affects microbe-mediated ecosystem functions and human microbiomes.

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    Link to the original source: https://enviromicro-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/1758-2229.12931
    Article's DOI: 10.1111/1758-2229.12931
    Journal publication year: 2021
    Paper version: info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
    Author, as appears in the article.: Rainio, MJ; Ruuskanen, S; Helander, M; Saikkonen, K; Saloniemi, I; Puigbò, P
    licence for use: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/es/
    e-ISSN: 1758-2229
    URV's Author/s: Puigbò, Pere
    Department: Bioquímica i Biotecnologia
    Publication Type: Journal Publication