Lanthanide-Dependent Methanol Metabolism of a Proteobacteria-Dominated Community in a Light Lanthanide-Rich Deep Environment.

ABSTRACT: This study investigated the occurrence and diversity of proteobacterial XoxF-type methanol dehydrogenases (MDHs) in the microbial community that inhabits a fossil organic matter- and sedimentary lanthanide (Ln³⁺)-rich underground mine environment using a metagenomic and metaproteomic approach. A total of 8 XoxF-encoding genes (XoxF-EGs) and 14 protein sequences matching XoxF were identified. XoxF-type MDHs were produced by Alpha-, Beta-, and Gammaproteobacteria represented by the four orders Methylococcales, Nitrosomonadales, Rhizobiales, and Xanthomonadales. The highest number of XoxF-EG- and XoxF-matching protein sequences were affiliated with Nitrosomonadales and Rhizobiales, respectively. Among the identified Xox

SUBMITTER: Daszczynska A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8999231 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature