Open AccessStrain PM2, a novel methylotrophic fluorescent Pseudomonas sp.
Author(s) -
Pacheco Catarina C.,
Passos João F.,
MoradasFerreira Pedro,
Marco Paolo
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
fems microbiology letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.899
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1574-6968
pISSN - 0378-1097
DOI - 10.1016/s0378-1097(03)00692-x
Subject(s) - pyrroloquinoline quinone , pseudomonas , strain (injury) , methanol dehydrogenase , bacteria , alcohol dehydrogenase , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , biochemistry , fluorescence , enzyme , cofactor , genetics , physics , anatomy , quantum mechanics
A novel bacterial strain, PM2, capable of growing on methanol, was isolated in alkaline conditions from a soil inoculum. This bacterium was characterized at the physiological, biochemical and molecular level. Based on biochemical and molecular data strain PM2 was classified as a novel member of the group of fluorescent pseudomonads. Evidence for the presence of a pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ)‐linked alcohol dehydrogenase in this organism is presented. Strain PM2 is, to our knowledge, the first example of a methylotrophic Pseudomonas to be characterized in detail. This novel type of metabolism in Pseudomonas broadens even further the metabolic versatility for which this genus is renowned.