Methylothermus thermalis: Difference between revisions
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[[Image:RuMP Pathway.jpg|frame| RuMP pathway for formaldehyde fixation. The reactions catalyzed by the unique enzymes of this pathway, hexulose-6-phosphate synthase and hexulosephosphate isomerase, are indicated. From https://www.ocean.udel.edu/cms/thanson/TH-MicroRev.pdf Hanson R and Hanson T, 1996.].]] | [[Image:RuMP Pathway.jpg|frame| RuMP pathway for formaldehyde fixation. The reactions catalyzed by the unique enzymes of this pathway, hexulose-6-phosphate synthase and hexulosephosphate isomerase, are indicated. From https://www.ocean.udel.edu/cms/thanson/TH-MicroRev.pdf Hanson R and Hanson T, 1996.].]] | ||
==Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle== | ==Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle== | ||
Interesting features of cell structure; how it gains energy; what important molecules it produces. | Methylothermus thermalis requires methane or methanol as a carbon source to growth. This species can use nitrate, ammonia, urea, tryptophan,lysine, glutamate, formamide and Triss as nitrogen sources, but no growth was obsevered without one of these sources.Interesting features of cell structure; how it gains energy; what important molecules it produces. | ||
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==Ecology== | ==Ecology== | ||
Japanese Hot Spring; | Japanese Hot Spring; symbiosis; biogeochemical significance; contributions to environment.<br> | ||
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Revision as of 03:47, 21 April 2008
Classification
Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Methylococcales; Methylococcaceae
Species
Methylothermus thermalis |
NCBI: Taxonomy |
Description and Significance
Gram-negative, non-motile coccoids 0.6-0.8 micrometers in diameter. Describe the appearance, habitat, etc. of the organism, and why you think it is important.
Genome Structure
the nifH gene was not detected with PCR analysis. Also, the mmoX gene was not detected by PCR using the respective primer set that is universal for the known mmoX genes of methanotrophs. Describe the size and content of the genome. How many chromosomes? Circular or linear? Other interesting features? What is known about its sequence?
Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle
Methylothermus thermalis requires methane or methanol as a carbon source to growth. This species can use nitrate, ammonia, urea, tryptophan,lysine, glutamate, formamide and Triss as nitrogen sources, but no growth was obsevered without one of these sources.Interesting features of cell structure; how it gains energy; what important molecules it produces.
Ecology
Japanese Hot Spring; symbiosis; biogeochemical significance; contributions to environment.
References
Author
Page authored by Anthony Heidt and James Goodrow Jr., student of Prof. Jay Lennon at Michigan State University.