Silicibacter pomeroyi

The roseobacters Silicibacter pomeroyi and Roseovarius nubinhibens were able to carry out the degradation of dimethylsulfoniopropionate to dimethylsulfide, and to methanethiol (Gonzalez et al. 2003), and are discussed further in Chapter 11, Part 2. 

Gonzalez JM et al. (2003) Silicibacter pomeroyi sp. nov., and Roseovarius nubinhibens sp. nov., dimethyl-sulfoniopropionate-demethylating bacteria from marine environments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 53 1261-1269. 

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... 

Denger K, THM Smits, AM Cook (2006) L-Cysteate sulpho-lyase, a widespread pyridoxal 5 -phosphate-coupled desulfonative enzyme purified from Silicibacter pomeroyi DSS-3. Biochem J 394 657-664. 

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