Methylotroph strain

Schaefer JK, RS Oremland (1999) Oxidation of methyl halides by the facultative methylotroph strain lMB-1. Appl Environ Microbiol 65 5035-5041. 

This has been observed in strain BIS-6 that was a versatile methylotroph (Visscher and Taylor 1994) and in strains of Desulfobacterium sp. (van der Maarel et al. 1996b). Exceptionally, both elimination to dimethylsulfide and de-S-methylation to methanethiol have been observed in the roseobacters Silicibacter pomeroyi and Roseovarius nubinhibens. Whereas... 

Strains of some facultatively heterotrophic and methylotrophic bacteria can use CS2 as sole energy source, and under aerobic conditions also COS, dimethyl sulfide, dimethyl disulfide, and thioacetate (Jordan et al. 1995). It was proposed that the strains belonged to the genus Thiobacillus, though they are clearly distinct from previously described species, and they have now been assigned to Paracoccus denitrificans (Jordan et al. 1997). 

Various other bacterial strains and processes have been studied by academic groups for the production of poly(3HB) or poly(3HB-co-3HV), several of which are presented here. Some methylotrophic and methanotrophic bacteria are interesting for poly(3HB) production purposes. Methanol is an inexpensive substrate and there is considerable experience in methanol fermentation techno-... 

Paracoccus denitrificans, a facultatively methylotrophic bacterium, is able to grow and accumulate PHAs on methanol. Recombinant P. denitrificans strains with increased expression levels of all PHA synthetic enzymes were investigated for the enhanced production of PHA. The PHA content and PHA accumulation rate of recombinant P. denitrificans with homologous overexpression of PHA synthase were 2 and 2.7 times higher, respectively, than those of the wild strain, suggesting that the step of PHA synthase was limited in PHA biosynthesis [111]. 

Methylotrophic bacterium sp. strain DM4 dichloromethane dibromomethane DCM dehalogenase group A [105]... 

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