Query: NC_013923:363500 Natrialba magadii ATCC 43099 plasmid pNMAG01, complete sequence Lineage: Natrialba magadii; Natrialba; Halobacteriaceae; Halobacteriales; Euryarchaeota; Archaea General Information: Isolation: Lake Magadi in Kenya; Temp: Mesophile; Habitat: Fresh water. Natrialba magadii was isolated from Lake Magadi in Kenya. This organism is a extreme halophilic, alkaliphilic member of the Archaea.
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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.