Bacterial SBP56 identified as a Cu-dependent methanethiol oxidase widely distributed in the biosphere Özge Eyicea,b1, Nataliia Myronovaa,1, Arjan Polc, Ornella Carriónd, Jonathan Toddd, Tom J. Smithe, Stephen J. Gurmanf, Adam Cuthbertsona, Sophie Mazarda,2, Monique A.S.H. 5 Mennink-Kerstenc, Timothy D.H. Buggg, K. Kristoffer Anderssonh, Andrew W.B. Johnstond, Huub J.M. Op den Campc,3 , Hendrik Schäfera,3 Author contributions: HS, HOdC, NM, AP, KKA, TJS, SJG, JT, TDHB, AWBJ designed research; OE, NM, OC, JT, TJS, SJG, MMK, AP, HS, KKA, AC, SM performed research; HS, JT, TJS, KKA, AWBJ, AP, HOdC wrote the paper with editorial help of co-authors. 10 a School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom b School of Biological and Chemical Sciences, Queen Mary University of London, London, E1 4NS, United Kingdom c Department of Microbiology, Institute for Water and Wetland Research, Faculty of 15 Science, Radboud University, Heyendaalseweg 135, 6525 AJ Nijmegen, The Netherlands d School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia, Norwich, NR4 7TJ, United Kingdom e Department of Biosciences and Chemistry, Sheffield Hallam University, Howard Street, Sheffield, S1 1WB, United Kingdom 20 f Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Leicester, Leicester, LE1 7RH, United Kingdom g Department of Chemistry, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL, United Kingdom h Department of Bioscience, University of Oslo, PO Box 1066 Blindern, Blindernveien 31, 0371 Oslo, Norway 25 1 These authors contributed equally to the work 2 present address: Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, Australia 2109 3 Corresponding authors: 30 Hendrik Schäfer, Email:
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