Methanotrophs Microbiology Fundamentals and Biotechnological Applications /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Lee, Eun Yeol (Editor, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/edt)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Series: Microbiology Monographs, 32
• Subjects: Bacteriology.; Microbiology.; Metabolism.; Plant biochemistry.; Applied Microbiology.; Metabolomics.; Plant Biochemistry.

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the microbiological fundamentals and biotechnological applications of methanotrophs: aerobic proteobacteria that can utilize methane as their sole carbon and energy source. It highlights methanotrophs' pivotal role in the global carbon cycle, in whic...

Table of Contents:

• Methanotroph Ecology, Environmental Distribution and Functioning
• Enrichment and Isolation of Aerobic and Anaerobic Methanotrophs
• The Biochemistry of Methane Monooxygenases
• Multi-omics Understanding of Methanotrophs
• Diversity, Physiology, and Biotechnological Potential of Halo(alkali)philic Methane-Consuming Bacteria
• Metabolic Engineering of Methanotrophs for the Production of Chemicals and Fuels
• Methanobactin: A Novel Copper-Binding Compound Produced by Methanotrophs
• Environmental Applications of Methanotrophs.