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Prokaryotic Communities of Halophilic Methylotrophs Enriched from a Solar Saltern  

Kim, Jong-Geol (Department of Microbiology, Chungbuk National University)
Park, Soo-Je (Department of Microbiology, Chungbuk National University)
Rhee, Sung-Keun (Department of Microbiology, Chungbuk National University)
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Korean Journal of Microbiology / v.46, no.3, 2010 , pp. 286-290 More about this Journal
Abstract
C-1 compounds are observed in anaerobic sediment of high salt environments. Thus, surface sediments and waters from these environments are therefore potential habitats for aerobic methylotrophic microorganisms. The soil samples collected from saltern and tidal flat as inoculums and methanol as carbon and energy source was supplied. After subculture depending on the salt concentration, methanol oxidizing bacteria growth condition investigated, the results of methanol oxidizing bacteria can grow in salt conditions, and the maximum concentration was 20%. Analysis based on denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis of 16S rRNA genes indicates that Methelyophaga-like bacteria were dominants of methylotrophs in the enrichment culture. Quantitative PCR showed that archaeal cells were about 1-10% of bacterial cells. Additionally archaea were assumed not to be involved in methanol oxidation since bacterial antibiotics completely blocked the methanol oxidation. Our results suggest that Methelyophaga-like bacteria could be involved in C-1 compounds oxidation in hypersaline environments although those activities are sensitive to salinity above 20%.
Keywords
halophilic; methylotrophs; solar saltern;
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