Query: NC_015565:2027279 Desulfotomaculum carboxydivorans CO-1-SRB chromosome, complete Lineage: Desulfotomaculum carboxydivorans; Desulfotomaculum; Peptococcaceae; Clostridiales; Firmicutes; Bacteria General Information: Country: Netherlands; Environment: Animal intestinal microflora, Fresh water; Isolation: Sludge from an anaerobic bioreactor treating; Temp: Mesophile; Temp: 37C. Desulfotomaculum carboxydivorans is a sulfate-reducing bacterium which is able to grow in an atmosphere of pure carbon monoxide.
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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.