Query: NC_010995:3745957 Cellvibrio japonicus Ueda107, complete genome
Lineage: Cellvibrio japonicus; Cellvibrio; Pseudomonadaceae; Pseudomonadales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Cellvibrio japonicus Ueda107 (NCIMB 10462) was isolated from field soil in Japan and is a common soil microorganism which produces a number of plant cell wall degrading enzymes, such as cellulase and xylanase.
Subject: NC_012808:594000 Methylobacterium extorquens AM1, complete genome
Lineage: Methylobacterium extorquens; Methylobacterium; Methylobacteriaceae; Rhizobiales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: First isolated in 1960 in Oxford, England, as an airborne contaminant growing on methylamine. This strain can grow on methylamine or methanol, but not methane. This organism is capable of growth on one-carbon compounds such as methanol. Methanol is oxidized to formaldehyde which is then used metabolically to generate either energy or biomass. These bacteria are commonly found in the environment, especially associated with plants which produce methanol when metabolizing pectin during cell wall synthesis. At least 25 genes are required for this complex process of converting methanol to formaldehyde and this specialized metabolic pathway is of great interest.