Ribulose-1,5-Bisphosphate Carboxylase/Oxygenase (RubisCO) Is Essential for Growth of the Methanotroph Methylococcus capsulatus Strain Bath
Description:
This article demonstrates that shows both CO2 and RubisCO are essential for M. capsulatus Bath growth. CO2 tracing experiments supported that RubisCO mediates CO2 fixation and that a noncanonical Calvin cycle is active in this organism. The study provides insights into the expanding knowledge of methanotroph metabolism and implicates dually CH4/CO2-utilizing bacteria as more important players in the biogeochemical carbon cycle than previously appreciated. In addition, M. capsulatus and other me…
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Date:
August 26, 2021
Creator:
Henard, Calvin; Wu, Chao; Xiong, Wei; Henard, Jessica M.; Davidheiser-Kroll, Brett; Orata, Fabini D. et al.
Partner:
UNT College of Science