A genomic view of methane oxidation by aerobic bacteria and anaerobic archaea

Ludmila Chistoserdova; Julia A Vorholt; Mary E Lidstrom

doi:10.1186/gb-2005-6-2-208

A genomic view of methane oxidation by aerobic bacteria and anaerobic archaea

Genome Biol. 2005;6(2):208. doi: 10.1186/gb-2005-6-2-208. Epub 2005 Feb 1.

Authors

Ludmila Chistoserdova¹, Julia A Vorholt, Mary E Lidstrom

Affiliation

¹ Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. milachis@u.washington.edu

Abstract

Recent sequencing of the genome and proteomic analysis of a model aerobic methanotrophic bacterium, Methylococcus capsulatus (Bath) has revealed a highly versatile metabolic potential. In parallel, environmental genomics has provided glimpses into anaerobic methane oxidation by certain archaea, further supporting the hypothesis of reverse methanogenesis.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Review

MeSH terms

Anaerobiosis
Archaea / enzymology
Archaea / genetics*
Bacteria, Aerobic / enzymology
Bacteria, Aerobic / genetics
Environment
Genomics
Methane / metabolism*
Methylococcus capsulatus / enzymology
Methylococcus capsulatus / genetics*
Oxidation-Reduction
Proteomics

Substances

Methane