Complete Genome Sequence of Methylomonas denitrificans Strain FJG1, an Obligate Aerobic Methanotroph That Can Couple Methane Oxidation with Denitrification

Fabini D Orata; K Dimitri Kits; Lisa Y Stein

doi:10.1128/genomeA.00276-18

Complete Genome Sequence of Methylomonas denitrificans Strain FJG1, an Obligate Aerobic Methanotroph That Can Couple Methane Oxidation with Denitrification

Genome Announc. 2018 Apr 26;6(17):e00276-18. doi: 10.1128/genomeA.00276-18.

Authors

Fabini D Orata^{1

2}, K Dimitri Kits^{1

3}, Lisa Y Stein⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
² Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
³ Department of Microbiology and Ecosystem Science, Division of Microbial Ecology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
⁴ Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada lisa.stein@ualberta.ca.

Abstract

Methylomonas denitrificans strain FJG1 is a member of the gammaproteobacterial methanotrophs. The sequenced genome of FJG1 reveals the presence of genes that encode methane, methanol, formaldehyde, and formate oxidation. It also contains genes that encode enzymes for nitrate reduction to nitrous oxide, consistent with the ability of FJG1 to couple denitrification with methane oxidation.