Query: NC_011666:3001513 Methylocella silvestris BL2, complete genome
Lineage: Methylocella silvestris; Methylocella; Beijerinckiaceae; Rhizobiales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria
General Information: Methylocella silvestris was isolated from acidic forest soil near Marburg, Germany. This organism is a facultative methanotroph, able to grow on organic acids and alcohols as well as methane.
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.