Methanotroph biotechnology

Methanotroph biotechnology

With the recent drop in natural gas prices in the United States, there is heightened interest to use methanotrophic bacteria to produce commercial products such as liquid fuels. This project was recently funded to explore this paradigm. This paper describes a bacterium that grows on methane and produces copious amounts of polyhydroxy butyrate. Methane-to-liquid fuels workshop http://arpa-e.ener...

Biotechnology and Social Aspect

Nitrogen fixation by the verrucomicrobial methanotroph 'Methylacidiphilum fumariolicum' SolV.

The ability to utilize atmospheric nitrogen (N(2)) as a sole nitrogen source is an important trait for prokaryotes. Knowledge of N(2) fixation by methanotrophs is needed to understand their role in nitrogen cycling in different environments. The verrucomicrobial methanotroph 'Methylacidiphilum fumariolicum' strain SolV was investigated for its ability to fix N(2). Physiological studies were com...

microbial biotechnology

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Plant Biotechnology

1 Department of Field Crops, Ankara University, 06110 Ankara, Turkey 2The Scientific and Technical Council of Turkey Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Institute, Gebze, 41470 Kocaeli, Turkey 3 Department of Biology Education, Gazi University, 06500 Ankara, Turkey 4Department of Biology, Karamanoglu Mehmetbey University, 70200 Karaman, Turkey 5 Department of Agricultural Sciences, Section Pl...