Methylocella: a gourmand among methanotrophs

• Autores: Peter F. Dunfield, Svetlana N. Dedysh
• Localización: Trends in microbiology, ISSN 0966-842X, Vol. 22, Nº. 7, 2014, págs. 368-369
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • A recent article in Nature describes the ability of Methylocella silvestris to grow simultaneously on methane and longer chain alkanes, something never before observed in the microbial world. It adds to a growing list of unique metabolic traits that distinguish Methylocella from any other bacterium.