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Methylosarcina fibrata Wise et al.

700909

Product category
Bacteria
Product type
Extremophile
Strain designation
AML-C10 [DSM 13736]
Type strain
Yes
Isolation source
Upper soil layer of a landfill
Geographical isolation
United States; Georgia; Athens
Product format
Freeze-dried
Mission Collection Item
This is a Mission Collection Item.

Documentation

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Detailed product information

General

Specific applications
Biotechnology
Preceptrol
No

Characteristics

Extremophile type
Methylotroph

Handling information

Medium
Temperature
30°C
Atmosphere
50% CH4, 50% Air
Handling procedure
1. Open vial according to enclosed instructions.

2. Using a single tube of broth, aseptically transfer 0.5 ml to the vial and rehydrate the pellet.

3. Aseptically transfer this aliquot back to the broth tube and mix well.  Transfer 0.1 ml to slants.  Plate the rehydrated culture (0.1 ml ) onto non-selective medium (to test for purity).

4. Incubate the culture at 30oC for 72 to 96 hours.  When using ATCC Medium #1306 the culture needs to be fed a mixture of 50% methane and 50% air every 24 hours for best results.

5. Growth should be detected within 4 to 6 days.  No growth should be detected on the non-selective plates.

Handling notes
Microscopic examination shows the cells to be coccoid-shaped, motile, and tend to grow in clusters.  Cells will grow on agar.

History

Deposited as
Methylosarcina fibrata Wise et al.
Depositors
MG Wise
Type of isolate
Environmental
Year of origin
1998
Cross references
GenBank AF177296 16S rRNA sequence
GenBank AF177325 partial pmoA sequence

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Permits & Restrictions

Import Permit for the State of Hawaii

If shipping to the U.S. state of Hawaii, you must provide either an import permit or documentation stating that an import permit is not required. We cannot ship this item until we receive this documentation. Contact the Hawaii Department of Agriculture (HDOA), Plant Industry Division, Plant Quarantine Branch to determine if an import permit is required.

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References

Curated Citations

Wise MG, et al. Methanotroph diversity in landfill soil: isolation of novel type I and type II methanotrophs whose presence was suggested by culture- independent 16S ribosomal DNA analysis. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 65: 4887-4897, 1999. PubMed: 10543800

Wise MG, et al. Methylosarcina fibrata gen. nov., sp. nov. and Methylosarcina quisquiliarum sp. nov., novel type I methanotrophs. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 51: 611-621, 2001. PubMed: 11321107

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