Volume 22, Number 3—March 2016
Etymologia
Etymologia: Methylotroph
On This Page
Figures
Downloads
Article Metrics
Figure
Figure. Methylomonas methanica
From the Greek, methy, “wine,” plus trophē, “food,” methylotrophs (Figure) are a diverse group of bacteria that can synthesize all their cell constituents from reduced single-carbon compounds, such as methanol or methane, or multicarbon compounds with no carbon–carbon bonds. The first methylotroph, Methylomonas methanica, was described (as Bacillus methanicus) grown aerobically on methane by Söhngen in 1906.
References
- Dalton H. The Leeuwenhoek lecture 2000. The natural and unnatural history of methane-oxidizing bacteria. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2005;360:1207–22. DOIPubMedGoogle Scholar
- Söhngen NL. Use of methane from carbon as a food and energy source for bacteria [in German] [Abt II]. Zentralbl Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. 1906;15:513–7.
Figure
Cite This ArticleRelated Links
Table of Contents – Volume 22, Number 3—March 2016
| EID Search Options |
|---|
Advanced Article Search – Search articles by author and/or keyword.
|
Articles by Country Search – Search articles by the topic country.
|
Article Type Search – Search articles by article type and issue.
|
Page created: January 28, 2016
Page updated: January 28, 2016
Page reviewed: January 28, 2016
The conclusions, findings, and opinions expressed by authors contributing to this journal do not necessarily reflect the official position of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Public Health Service, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, or the authors' affiliated institutions. Use of trade names is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by any of the groups named above.