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http://dx.doi.org/10.5338/KJEA.2022.41.2.15

Methane Oxidation Potentials of Rice-associated Plant Growth Promoting Methylobacterium Species  

Kang, Yeongyeong (Department of Environmental and Biological Chemistry, Chungbuk National University)
Walitang, Denver I. (Department of Environmental and Biological Chemistry, Chungbuk National University)
Seshadri, Sundaram (Indigenous and Frontier Technology Research Centre)
Shin, Wan-Sik (Korea Institute of Planning and Evaluation for Technology in Food, Agriculture and Forestry)
Sa, Tongmin (The Korean Academy of Science and Technology)
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Korean Journal of Environmental Agriculture / v.41, no.2, 2022 , pp. 115-124 More about this Journal
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Methane is a major greenhouse gas attributed to global warming partly contributed by agricultural activities from ruminant fermentation and rice paddy fields. Methanotrophs are microorganisms that utilize methane. Their unique metabolic lifestyle is enabled by enzymes known as methane monooxygenases (MMOs) catalyzing the oxidation of methane to methanol. Rice absorbs, transports, and releases methane directly from soil water to its stems and the micropores and stomata of the plant epidermis. Methylobacterium species associated with rice are dependent on their host for metabolic substrates including methane. METHODS AND RESULTS: Methylobacterium spp. isolated from rice were evaluated for methane oxidation activities and screened for the presence of sMMO mmoC genes. Qualitatively, the soluble methane monooxygenase (sMMO) activities of the selected strains of Methylobacterium spp. were confirmed by the naphthalene oxidation assay. Quantitatively, the sMMO activity ranged from 41.3 to 159.4 nmol min-1 mg of protein-1. PCR-based amplification and sequencing confirmed the presence and identity of 314 bp size fragment of the mmoC gene showing over 97% similarity to the CBMB27 mmoC gene indicating that Methylobacterium strains belong to a similar group. CONCLUSION(S): Selected Methylobacterium spp. contained the sMMO mmoC gene and possessed methane oxidation activity. As the putative methane oxidizing strains were isolated from rice and have PGP properties, they could be used to simultaneously reduce paddy field methane emission and promote rice growth.
Keywords
Methane; Methane oxidation; Methanotrophs; Methylobacterium spp.; Soluble methane monooxygenase;
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