Methylosarcina fibrata gen. nov., sp. nov. and Methylosarcina quisquiliarum sp. nov., novel type I methanotrophs

• Published in: International journal of systematic and evolutionary microbiology Vol. 51; no. 2; pp. 611 - 621
• Main Authors: Wise, MG, McArthur, JV, Shimkets, LJ
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Reading Soc General Microbiol 01.03.2001; Society for General Microbiology
• Subjects: Bacteriology; Biological and medical sciences; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Methylosarcina fibrata; Methylosarcina quisquiliarum; Microbiology; Mycology; Systematics; Methane; Eubacteriales; Acute; Malignant hemopathy; Peptococcaceae; Electron microscopy; Strain; Characterization; Soils; Type; Cell inclusion; Bacteria; Isolate; Isolation; Population; Cell; Species; Sarcina; Acute myelocytic leukemia

MG Wise, JV McArthur and LJ Shimkets Department of Microbiology, University of Georgia, Athens, GA 30602-2605, USA Two novel species of obligate methane-oxidizing bacteria, isolated from landfill soil, were characterized. Both strains were unusual in that some members of the population grew in irreg...