Description of a methanotrophic strain BOH1, isolated from Al-Bohyriya well, Al-Ahsa City, Saudi Arabia.

ABSTRACT: Methanotrophic bacteria have a unique ability to utilize methane as their carbon and energy sources. Therefore, methanotrophs play a key role in suppressing methane emissions from different ecosystems and hence in alleviating the global climate change. Despite methanotrophs having many ecological, economical and biotechnological applications, little is known about this group of bacteria in Al-Ahsa. Therefore, the main objective of the current work was to expand our understanding of methane oxidizing bacteria in Al-Ahsa region. The specific aim was to describe a methanotrophic strain isolated from Al-Bohyriya well, Al-Ahsa using phenotypic, genotypic (such as 16S rRNA and pmoA gene sequencing) and phylogenetic characterization. The results indicated that the strain belongs to the gen

SUBMITTER: Almalki MA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6169549 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature