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Methylotrophic bacteria are capable of growth on compounds containing no carbon-carbon bonds. Although both aerobic and anaerobic methylotrophs are known, this chapter will focus on two groups of aerobic methylotrophs, the serine cycle Methylobacterium strains, and the methane-utilizing bacteria.
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Lidstrom, M.E., Chistoserdova, L., Stolyar, S., Springer, A.L. (1998). Genetics and Regulation of C1 Metabolism in Methylotrophs. In: Canters, G.W., Vijgenboom, E. (eds) Biological Electron Transfer Chains: Genetics, Composition and Mode of Operation. NATO ASI Series, vol 512. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-5133-7_7
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