Table 2 Statistics of putative plant fibrolyitc genes from 173 sequenced fosmids

From: Functional metagenomics reveals abundant polysaccharide-degrading gene clusters and cellobiose utilization pathways within gut microbiota of a wood-feeding higher termite

CAZy family

Known activity

Gene No.

Cellulases family

 GH1

beta-glucosidase, 6-phopho-beta-glucosidase

11

 GH3

beta-glucosidase, beta-D-xylosidase, beta-N-acetylhexosaminidase

31

 GH4

6-phopho-beta-glucosidase

1

 GH5

endoglucanase

65

 GH9

endoglucanase

7

 GH44

endoglucanase

1

 GH45

endoglucanase

2

 GH94

cellobiose phosphorylase, chitobiose phosphorylase

12

Hemicellulases family

 GH2

beta-mannosidase

2

 GH8

endo-1,4-beta-xylanase

4

 GH10

endo-1,4-beta-xylanase

24

 GH11

endo-1,4-beta-xylanase

18

 GH26

beta-mannanase

3

 GH29

α-L-fucosidase

1

 GH30

glucuronoarabinoxylan endo-1,4-beta-xylanase

3

 GH31

α-xylosidase

2

 GH39

xylan 1,4-beta-xylosidase

2

 GH43

alpha-N-arabinofuranosidase

6

 GH51

α-L-arabinofuranosidase

1

 GH53

arabinogalactan Endo-1,4-beta-galactosidase

2

 GH67

alpha-glucuronidase

1

 GH74

xyloglucanase

4

 GH95

alpha-L-fucosidase

3

 GH115

xylan α-1,2-glucuronidase

1

 CE1

acetyl xylan esterase

4

 CE4

acetyl xylan esterase

1

 CE6

acetyl xylan esterase

1

Pectinase family

 GH105

unsaturated rhamnogalacturonyl hydrolase

2

 PL1

pectate lyase

3

 PL11

rhamnogalacturonan endolyase

1