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methanotrophs

methanotrophs is the plural of methanotroph.

Meaning of methanotroph

Noun

methanotroph (plural methanotrophs)

  1. 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
    Synonyms:
    methanophile

Questions about methanotrophs

What is methanotrophs the plural of?
Methanotrophs is the plural of methanotroph.

Words near methanotrophs in the dictionary

  1. methanopterin
  2. methanosphere
  3. methanospheres
  4. methanotroph
  5. methanotrophic
  6. methanotrophs
  7. methanotrophy
  8. methanotropic
  9. methanoyl
  10. methantheline
  11. methapyrilene

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