Genome Sequence of "Candidatus Methanomethylophilus Alvus" Mx1201, a Methanogenic Archaeon from the Human Gut Belonging to a Seventh Order of Methanogens

Overview

Journal J Bacteriol

Publisher American Society for Microbiology

Specialty Microbiology

Date 2012 Dec 5

PMID 23209209

Citations 74

Authors

Guillaume Borrel

Hugh M B Harris

William Tottey

Agnes Mihajlovski

Nicolas Parisot

Eric Peyretaillade

Pierre Peyret

Simonetta Gribaldo

Paul W OToole

Jean-Francois Brugere

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Abstract

We report the draft genome sequence of "Candidatus Methanomethylophilus alvus" Mx1201, a methanogen present in the human gut. It was enriched from human feces under anaerobic conditions with methanol as the substrate. Its circular genome, of around 1.7 Mb, contains genes needed for methylotrophic methanogenesis from methanol and tri-, di-, and monomethylamine.

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