Methylotenera mobilis JLW8

Methylotenera mobilis (strain JLW8 / ATCC BAA-1282 / DSM 17540) is an aerobic methylotroph (degraders of C1 compounds) Gram-negative bacterium isolated from Lake Washington (USA). This organism is actively involved in utilization of single-carbon (C1) compounds, important constituents of global carbon and nitrogen cycling. It is able to utilize methylamines, potentially significant greenhouse gases, as a sole source of energy. Methylotrophic bacteria play a major role in maintaining the balance of C1 compounds in aerobic (oxygenated) environments. They are ubiquitous and are found across a range of oxygen tension, salinity, pH, and temperature. In addition to their role in natural environmental processes, methylotrophs have potential in bioremediation of environmental pollutants such as chlorinated solvents and methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE). (Adaptated from PMID: http://genome.jgi-psf.org/metmo/metmo.home.html). (HAMAP: METML)