Methanotroph
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Methanotroph is a noun meaning Any bacterium or archaeon that consumes methane as a source of carbon and of energy.
Meaning
Any bacterium or archaeon that consumes methane as a source of carbon and of energy.
Example Sentences
Methanotrophs are fairly ubiquitous in soil, but two distinct types have been reported.
In addition, some methanotrophs, such as the species of Methylococcus and Methylocaldum, lack distinctive fatty acid biomarkers.
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.
Word Forms
- methanotrophs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include methanotrophy, methanobacterium, methylotroph, methanogenesis, chemolithoheterotroph, hydrogenotroph.
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