title: Methylocella: a gourmand among methanotrophs.
abstract: A recent article in Nature describes the ability of Methylocella silvestris to grow simultaneously on methane and longer chain alkanes, something never before observed in the microbial world. It adds to a growing list of unique metabolic traits that distinguish Methylocella from any other bacterium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada. Electronic address: pfdunfie@ucalgary.ca.
authors.forename: Peter F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Dunfield
authors.affiliation: S.N. Winogradsky Institute of Microbiology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow 117312, Russia.
authors.forename: Svetlana N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Dedysh
mesh_terms: D042062:Beijerinckiaceae / Q000378:metabolism*; D005740:Gases / Q000378:metabolism*; D008697:Methane / Q000378:metabolism*; D011407:Propane / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D005740:Gases; D008697:Methane; D011407:Propane
keywords: alkane; facultative methanotroph; methane; methanotroph