methanotroph
methanotroph noun: any bacterium or archaeon that consumes methane as a source of carbon and of energy.
Noun
methanotroph (plural methanotrophs)
- Any bacterium or archaeon that consumes methane as a source of carbon and of energy.
- 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.1998, Richard S. Hanson, “6: Ecology of Methylotrophic Bacteria”, in Robert S. Burlage, editor, Techniques in Microbial Ecology, page 147
- In addition, some methanotrophs, such as the species of Methylococcus and Methylocaldum, lack distinctive fatty acid biomarkers.2006, John Bowman, “Chapter 3.1.14: The Methanotrophs-The Families Methylococcaceae and Methylocystaceae”, in Stanley Falkow, Eugene Rosenberg, Karl-Heinz Schleifer, Erko Stackebrandt, editors, The...
- Synonyms:
- methanophile
Synonyms of methanotroph
- methanophile
Forms of methanotroph
| plural | methanotrophs |
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Origin of methanotroph
From methane + -o- + -troph.
Questions about methanotroph
- What does methanotroph mean?
- Methanotroph means any bacterium or archaeon that consumes methane as a source of carbon and of energy.
- What part of speech is methanotroph?
- Methanotroph is a noun.
- What is the plural of methanotroph?
- The plural of methanotroph is methanotrophs.
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