<italic toggle="yes">Methylotetracoccus oryzae</italic> Strain C50C1 Is a Novel Type Ib Gammaproteobacterial Methanotroph Adapted to Freshwater Environments

ABSTRACT Methane-oxidizing microorganisms perform an important role in reducing emissions of the greenhouse gas methane to the atmosphere. To date, known bacterial methanotrophs belong to the Proteobacteria, Verrucomicrobia, and NC10 phyla. Within the Proteobacteria phylum, they can be divided into...

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Autores principales: Mohammad Ghashghavi, Svetlana E. Belova, Paul L. E. Bodelier, Svetlana N. Dedysh, Martine A. R. Kox, Daan R. Speth, Peter Frenzel, Mike S. M. Jetten, Sebastian Lücker, Claudia Lüke
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:7e07d142d48c4073b73faa67bcb220882021-11-15T15:22:20Z<italic toggle="yes">Methylotetracoccus oryzae</italic> Strain C50C1 Is a Novel Type Ib Gammaproteobacterial Methanotroph Adapted to Freshwater Environments10.1128/mSphere.00631-182379-5042https://doaj.org/article/7e07d142d48c4073b73faa67bcb220882019-06-01T00:00:00Zhttps://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mSphere.00631-18https://doaj.org/toc/2379-5042ABSTRACT Methane-oxidizing microorganisms perform an important role in reducing emissions of the greenhouse gas methane to the atmosphere. To date, known bacterial methanotrophs belong to the Proteobacteria, Verrucomicrobia, and NC10 phyla. Within the Proteobacteria phylum, they can be divided into type Ia, type Ib, and type II methanotrophs. Type Ia and type II are well represented by isolates. Contrastingly, the vast majority of type Ib methanotrophs have not been able to be cultivated so far. Here, we compared the distributions of type Ib lineages in different environments. Whereas the cultivated type Ib methanotrophs (Methylococcus and Methylocaldum) are found in landfill and upland soils, lineages that are not represented by isolates are mostly dominant in freshwater environments, such as paddy fields and lake sediments. Thus, we observed a clear niche differentiation within type Ib methanotrophs. Our subsequent isolation attempts resulted in obtaining a pure culture of a novel type Ib methanotroph, tentatively named “Methylotetracoccus oryzae” C50C1. Strain C50C1 was further characterized to be an obligate methanotroph, containing C16:1ω9c as the major membrane phospholipid fatty acid, which has not been found in other methanotrophs. Genome analysis of strain C50C1 showed the presence of two pmoCAB operon copies and XoxF5-type methanol dehydrogenase in addition to MxaFI. The genome also contained genes involved in nitrogen and sulfur cycling, but it remains to be demonstrated if and how these help this type Ib methanotroph to adapt to fluctuating environmental conditions in freshwater ecosystems. IMPORTANCE Most of the methane produced on our planet gets naturally oxidized by a group of methanotrophic microorganisms before it reaches the atmosphere. These microorganisms are able to oxidize methane, both aerobically and anaerobically, and use it as their sole energy source. Although methanotrophs have been studied for more than a century, there are still many unknown and uncultivated groups prevalent in various ecosystems. This study focused on the diversity and adaptation of aerobic methane-oxidizing bacteria in different environments by comparing their phenotypic and genotypic properties. We used lab-scale microcosms to create a countergradient of oxygen and methane for preenrichment, followed by classical isolation techniques to obtain methane-oxidizing bacteria from a freshwater environment. This resulted in the discovery and isolation of a novel methanotroph with interesting physiological and genomic properties that could possibly make this bacterium able to cope with fluctuating environmental conditions.Mohammad GhashghaviSvetlana E. BelovaPaul L. E. BodelierSvetlana N. DedyshMartine A. R. KoxDaan R. SpethPeter FrenzelMike S. M. JettenSebastian LückerClaudia LükeAmerican Society for Microbiologyarticlemethaneaerobic methane oxidationcomparative genomicspaddy fieldsoil microbiomeMicrobiologyQR1-502ENmSphere, Vol 4, Iss 3 (2019)
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topic methane
aerobic methane oxidation
comparative genomics
paddy field
soil microbiome
Microbiology
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spellingShingle methane
aerobic methane oxidation
comparative genomics
paddy field
soil microbiome
Microbiology
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Mohammad Ghashghavi
Svetlana E. Belova
Paul L. E. Bodelier
Svetlana N. Dedysh
Martine A. R. Kox
Daan R. Speth
Peter Frenzel
Mike S. M. Jetten
Sebastian Lücker
Claudia Lüke
<italic toggle="yes">Methylotetracoccus oryzae</italic> Strain C50C1 Is a Novel Type Ib Gammaproteobacterial Methanotroph Adapted to Freshwater Environments
description ABSTRACT Methane-oxidizing microorganisms perform an important role in reducing emissions of the greenhouse gas methane to the atmosphere. To date, known bacterial methanotrophs belong to the Proteobacteria, Verrucomicrobia, and NC10 phyla. Within the Proteobacteria phylum, they can be divided into type Ia, type Ib, and type II methanotrophs. Type Ia and type II are well represented by isolates. Contrastingly, the vast majority of type Ib methanotrophs have not been able to be cultivated so far. Here, we compared the distributions of type Ib lineages in different environments. Whereas the cultivated type Ib methanotrophs (Methylococcus and Methylocaldum) are found in landfill and upland soils, lineages that are not represented by isolates are mostly dominant in freshwater environments, such as paddy fields and lake sediments. Thus, we observed a clear niche differentiation within type Ib methanotrophs. Our subsequent isolation attempts resulted in obtaining a pure culture of a novel type Ib methanotroph, tentatively named “Methylotetracoccus oryzae” C50C1. Strain C50C1 was further characterized to be an obligate methanotroph, containing C16:1ω9c as the major membrane phospholipid fatty acid, which has not been found in other methanotrophs. Genome analysis of strain C50C1 showed the presence of two pmoCAB operon copies and XoxF5-type methanol dehydrogenase in addition to MxaFI. The genome also contained genes involved in nitrogen and sulfur cycling, but it remains to be demonstrated if and how these help this type Ib methanotroph to adapt to fluctuating environmental conditions in freshwater ecosystems. IMPORTANCE Most of the methane produced on our planet gets naturally oxidized by a group of methanotrophic microorganisms before it reaches the atmosphere. These microorganisms are able to oxidize methane, both aerobically and anaerobically, and use it as their sole energy source. Although methanotrophs have been studied for more than a century, there are still many unknown and uncultivated groups prevalent in various ecosystems. This study focused on the diversity and adaptation of aerobic methane-oxidizing bacteria in different environments by comparing their phenotypic and genotypic properties. We used lab-scale microcosms to create a countergradient of oxygen and methane for preenrichment, followed by classical isolation techniques to obtain methane-oxidizing bacteria from a freshwater environment. This resulted in the discovery and isolation of a novel methanotroph with interesting physiological and genomic properties that could possibly make this bacterium able to cope with fluctuating environmental conditions.
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author Mohammad Ghashghavi
Svetlana E. Belova
Paul L. E. Bodelier
Svetlana N. Dedysh
Martine A. R. Kox
Daan R. Speth
Peter Frenzel
Mike S. M. Jetten
Sebastian Lücker
Claudia Lüke
author_facet Mohammad Ghashghavi
Svetlana E. Belova
Paul L. E. Bodelier
Svetlana N. Dedysh
Martine A. R. Kox
Daan R. Speth
Peter Frenzel
Mike S. M. Jetten
Sebastian Lücker
Claudia Lüke
author_sort Mohammad Ghashghavi
title <italic toggle="yes">Methylotetracoccus oryzae</italic> Strain C50C1 Is a Novel Type Ib Gammaproteobacterial Methanotroph Adapted to Freshwater Environments
title_short <italic toggle="yes">Methylotetracoccus oryzae</italic> Strain C50C1 Is a Novel Type Ib Gammaproteobacterial Methanotroph Adapted to Freshwater Environments
title_full <italic toggle="yes">Methylotetracoccus oryzae</italic> Strain C50C1 Is a Novel Type Ib Gammaproteobacterial Methanotroph Adapted to Freshwater Environments
title_fullStr <italic toggle="yes">Methylotetracoccus oryzae</italic> Strain C50C1 Is a Novel Type Ib Gammaproteobacterial Methanotroph Adapted to Freshwater Environments
title_full_unstemmed <italic toggle="yes">Methylotetracoccus oryzae</italic> Strain C50C1 Is a Novel Type Ib Gammaproteobacterial Methanotroph Adapted to Freshwater Environments
title_sort <italic toggle="yes">methylotetracoccus oryzae</italic> strain c50c1 is a novel type ib gammaproteobacterial methanotroph adapted to freshwater environments
publisher American Society for Microbiology
publishDate 2019
url https://doaj.org/article/7e07d142d48c4073b73faa67bcb22088
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