Trace-gas metabolic versatility of the facultative methanotroph Methylocella silvestris

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Andrew T. Crombie
J. Colin Murrell
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[1] School of Environmental Sciences,
[2] University of East Anglia,undefined
[3] Norwich Research Park,undefined
[4] Norwich NR4 7TJ,undefined
[5] UK,undefined
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Nature | 2014年 / 510卷
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Distinct groups of microorganisms have been thought to grow on methane and on short-chain alkanes; now, the methanotroph Methylocella silvestris is shown to express two distinct soluble di-iron centre monooxygenases that allow it to use either methane or propane as a carbon and energy source.
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