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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.
In addition, some methanotrophs, such as the species of Methylococcus and Methylocaldum, lack distinctive fatty acid biomarkers.
Methanotrophs are fairly ubiquitous in soil, but two distinct types have been reported.
Use methanotroph when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Methanotroph means Any bacterium or archaeon that consumes methane as a source of carbon and of energy..
Common synonyms include methanophile.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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.
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