Abstract
Publisher Summary Prior to 1970, most of the activity on microbial oxidation of gaseous hydrocarbons was concentrated in Foster's laboratory in Texas and in Quayle's laboratory in Sheffield, England. The methylotrophic bacteria can be classified into two major classes, depending on whether they are obligate or facultative. The obligate methylotrophs have three subgroups: first—those with a type I membrane structure can utilize methane and have the ribulose monophosphate pathway of carbon assimilation, second—those with a type II membrane structure can grow on methane and have the Icl – -serine pathway, and third—those with no internal membrane structure are unable to use methane and have the ribulose monophosphate pathway.
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