Chistoserdova Ludmila, Vorholt Julia A, Lidstrom Mary E
Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA.
Genome Biol. 2005;6(2):208. doi: 10.1186/gb-2005-6-2-208. Epub 2005 Feb 1.
Recent sequencing of the genome and proteomic analysis of a model aerobic methanotrophic bacterium, Methylococcus capsulatus (Bath) has revealed a highly versatile metabolic potential. In parallel, environmental genomics has provided glimpses into anaerobic methane oxidation by certain archaea, further supporting the hypothesis of reverse methanogenesis.