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Methane and Methanol Utilizers

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  • © 1992

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Editors:
  1. J. Colin Murrell

    1. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, England

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  2. Howard Dalton

    1. Department of Biological Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, England

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Part of the book series: Biotechnology Handbooks (BTHA, volume 5)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Introduction

    • Richard S. Hanson
    Pages 1-21

  3. Taxonomy of Methylotrophic Bacteria

    • Peter N. Green
    Pages 23-84

  4. Methane Oxidation by Methanotrophs

    • Howard Dalton
    Pages 85-114

  5. The Genetics and Molecular Biology of Obligate Methane-Oxidizing Bacteria

    • J. Colin Murrell
    Pages 115-148

  6. The Physiology and Biochemistry of Aerobic Methanol-Utilizing Gram-Negative and Gram-Positive Bacteria

    • L. Dijkhuizen, P. R. Levering, G. E. de Vries
    Pages 149-181

  7. The Genetics and Molecular Biology of Methanol-Utilizing Bacteria

    • Mary E. Lidstrom
    Pages 183-206

  8. Methanol-Utilizing Yeasts

    • W. de Koning, W. Harder
    Pages 207-244

  9. Biotechnological and Applied Aspects of Methane and Methanol Utilizers

    • David J. Leak
    Pages 245-279

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 281-286
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Methane and its oxidation product, methanol, have occupied an important position in the chemical industry for many years: the former as a feedstock, the latter as a primary chemical from which many products are produced. More recently, the role played by methane as a potent "greenhouse" gas has aroused considerable attention from environmentalists and clima­ tologists alike. This role for C compounds has, of course, been quite 1 incidental to the myriad of microorganisms on this planet that have adapted their life-styles to take advantage of these readily available am­ bient sources. Methane, a renewable energy source that will always be with us, is actually a difficult molecule to activate; so any microorganism that can effect this may point the way to catalytic chemists looking for con­ trollable methane oxidation. Methanol, formed as a breakdown product of plant material, is also ubiquitous and has also encouraged the growth of prokaryotes and eukaryotes alike. In an attempt to give a balanced view of how microorganisms have been able to exploit these simple carbon sources, we have asked a number ofleading scientists (modesty forbids our own inclusion here) to contribute chapters on their specialist areas of the subject.

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  • Department of Biological Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, England

    J. Colin Murrell, Howard Dalton

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