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ArticleApplied and environmental microbiology2011

Stimulation of methanotrophic growth in cocultures by cobalamin excreted by rhizobia.

Hiroyuki Iguchi, Hiroya Yurimoto, Yasuyoshi Sakai

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Article in Applied and environmental microbiology, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers.

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39citing papers in PubMed
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39 citing papers in PubMed, 106 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Hiroyuki IguchiDivision of Applied Life Sciences, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan.
Hiroya Yurimoto
Yasuyoshi Sakai
Graduate School USA · USKyoto University · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Methanotrophs play a key role in the global carbon cycle, in which they affect methane emissions and help to sustain diverse microbial communities through the conversion of methane to organic compounds. To investigate the microbial interactions that cause positive effects on methanotrophs, cocultures were constructed using Methylovulum miyakonense HT12 and each of nine nonmethanotrophic bacteria, which were isolated from a methane-utilizing microbial consortium culture established from forest soil. Three rhizobial strains were found to strongly stimulate the growth and methane oxidation of M. miyakonense HT12 in cocultures. We purified the stimulating factor produced by Rhizobium sp. Rb122 and identified it as cobalamin. Growth stimulation by cobalamin was also observed for three other gammaproteobacterial methanotrophs. These results suggest that microbial interactions through cobalamin play an important role in methane oxidation in various ecosystems.

Indexed as

Microbial InteractionsDNA, BacterialDNA, RibosomalMethaneMethylococcaceaeMolecular Sequence DataOxidation-ReductionRhizobiumRNA, Ribosomal, 16SSequence Analysis, DNAVitamin B 12DNA, BacterialDNA, RibosomalMethaneRNA, Ribosomal, 16SVitamin B 12

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PMID21984248
PMCPMC3233106
OpenAlexW2156032066

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