methanotroph

English

Etymology

From methane +‎ -o- +‎ -troph.

Noun

methanotroph (plural methanotrophs)

1. Any bacterium or archaeon that consumes methane as a source of carbon and of energy.
   • 1998, Richard S. Hanson, “6: Ecology of Methylotrophic Bacteria”, in Robert S. Burlage, editor, Techniques in Microbial Ecology, page 147:

     Because heterotrophic bacteria rapidly outgrow methanotrophs in media supplemented with complex nutrients, most pure cultures of methanotrophs have been isolated using defined media without organic supplements.

   • 2006, John Bowman, Chapter 3.1.14: The Methanotrophs—The Families Methylococcaceae and Methylocystaceae, Stanley Falkow, Eugene Rosenberg, Karl-Heinz Schleifer, Erko Stackebrandt (editors), The Prokaryotes, Volume 5: Proteobacteria: Alpha and Beta Subclasses, 3rd edition, Springer, page 272,

     In addition, some methanotrophs, such as the species of Methylococcus and Methylocaldum, lack distinctive fatty acid biomarkers.

   • 2007, David S. Reay, Keith A. Smith, C. Nick Hewitt, “9: Methane: Importance, Sources and Sinks”, in Dave Reay, editor, Greenhouse Gas Sinks, CABI, page 149:

     Methanotrophs are fairly ubiquitous in soil, but two distinct types have been reported.

   Synonym: methanophile

Related terms

• methanotrophic
• methanotrophy

Translations

bacterium or archaeon that consumes methane

• French: méthanotrophe m
• German: methanotroph
• Italian: please add this translation if you can

See also

• methylotroph