Microbial Origins and Consequences of Dimethyl Sulfide

Andrew W. B. Johnston, Andrew R. J. Curson, Jonathan D. Todd
2012 Microbe Magazine  
Then, clean, medicinal and cold-the sea. "Breathe in the ozone, John. It's iodine." from "Summoned by Bells," by John Betjeman • Research into DMSP catabolism reveals a surprising diversity of lyase enzymes involved in breaking down this compound. • Although some lyases are associated with particular clades of bacteria, they are also prone to long-range horizontal gene transfer.
doi:10.1128/microbe.7.181.1 fatcat:vbpfxhxlirax3ak7ciocswwqrm