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4 Application of Biocatalysts for the Production of Methanol …
22. Patel SKS, Jeong JH, Mehariya S, Otari SV, Madan B, Haw JR, Lee JK, Zhang L, Kim
IW (2016) Production of methanol from methane by encapsulated Methylosinus sporium. J
Microbiol Biotechnol 26:2098–2105
23. Patel SKS, Mardina P, Kim D, Kim SY, Kalia VC, Kim IW, Lee JK (2016) Improvement in
methanol production by regulating the composition of synthetic gas mixture and raw biogas.
Bioresour Technol 218:202–208
24. Patel SKS, Mardina P, Kim SY, Lee JK, Kim IW (2016) Biological methanol production by
a Type II methanotroph Methylocystis bryophila. J Microbiol Biotechnol 26:717–724
25. Mardina P, Li J, Patel SK, Kim IW, Lee JK, Selvaraj C (2016) Potential of immobilized
whole-cell Methylocella tundrae as a biocatalyst for methanol production from methane. J
Microbiol Biotechnol 26:1234–1241
26. Sheets P, Ge X, Li YF, Yu Z, Li Y (2016) Biological conversion of biogas to methanol using
methanotrophs isolated from solid-state anaerobic digestate. Bioresour Technol 201:50–57
27. Patel SKS, Singh RK, Kumar A, Jeong JH, Jeong SH, Kalia VC, Kim IW, Lee JK (2017)
Biological methanol production by immobilized Methylocella tundrae using simulated biohythane as a feed. Bioresour Technol 241:922–927
28. Patel SKS, Jeon MS, Gupta RK, Jeon Y, Kalia VC, Kim SC, Cho BK, Kim DR, Lee JK (2019)
Hierarchical macroporous particles for efficient whole-cell immobilization: application in
bioconversion of greenhouse gases to methanol. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 11:18968–18977
29. Patel SKS, Kumar V, Mardina P, Li J, Lestari R, Kalia VC, Lee JK (2018) Methanol production from simulated biogas mixtures by co-immobilized Methylomonas methanica and
Methylocella tundrae. Bioresour Technol 263:25–32
30. Hanson RS, Hanson TE (1996) Methanotrophic bacteria. Microbiol Rev 60:439–471
31. Rasigraf O, Kool DM, Jetten MSM, Sinninghe Damsté JS, Ettwig KF (2014) Autotrophic carbon dioxide fixation via the Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle by the denitrifying methanotroph
“Candidatus Methylomirabilis oxyfera”. Appl Environ Microbiol 80:2451–2460
32. Baxter NJ, Hirt RP, Bodrossy L, Kovacs KL, Embley MT, Prosser JI, Murrell CJ (2002) The
ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase gene cluster of Methylococcus capsulatus
(Bath). Arch Microbiol 177:279–289
33. Taylor SC, Dalton H, Dow CS (1981) Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase and
carbon assimilation in Methylococcus capsulatus (Bath). J Gen Mcrobiol 122:89–94
34. Chen Y, Crombie A, Rahman MT, Dedysh SN, Liesack W, Stott MB, Alam M, Theisen
AR, Murrell JC, Dunfield PF (2010) Complete genome sequence of the aerobic facultative
methanotroph Methylocella silvestris BL2. J Bacteriol 192:3840–3841
35. Dedysh SN, Khmelenina VN, Suzina NE, Trotsenko YA, Semrau JD, Liesack W, Tiedje JM
(2002) Methylocapsa acidiphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel methane-oxidizing and dinitrogenfixing acidophilic bacterium from Sphagnum bog. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 52:251–261
36. Vorobev AV, Baani M, Doronina NV, Brady AL, Liesack W, Dunfield PF, Dedysh SN (2011)
Methyloferula stellata gen. nov., sp. nov., an acidophilic, obligately methanotrophic bacterium
that possesses only a soluble methane monooxygenase. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 61:2456–
2463
37. Ward N, Larsen Ø, Sakwa J, Bruseth L, Khouri H, Durkin AS, Dimitrov G, Jiang L, Scanlan
D, Kang KH, Lewis M, Nelson KE, Methé B, Wu M, Heidelberg JF, Paulsen IT, Fouts D,
Ravel J, Tettelin H, Ren Q, Read T, DeBoy RT, Seshadri R, Salzberg SL, Jensen HB, Birkeland
NK, Nelson WC, Dodson RJ, Grindhaug SH, Holt I, Eidhammer I, Jonasen I, Vanaken S,
Utterback T, Feldblyum TV, Fraser CM, Lillehaug JR, Eisen JA (2004) Genomic insights into
methanotrophy: the complete genome sequence of Methylococcus capsulatus (Bath). PLoS
Biol 2:e303
38. Whittenbury R, Phillips KC, Wilkinson JF (1970) Enrichment, isolation and some properties
of methane-utilizing bacteria. J Gen Microbiol 61:205–218
39. Anthony C (1986) Bacterial oxidation of methane and methanol. Adv Microb Physiol 27:113–
210
40. Peyraud R, Kiefer P, Christen P, Massou S, Portais JC, Vorholt JA (2009) Demonstration
of the ethylmalonyl-CoA pathway by using 13 C metabolomics. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA
106:4846–4851
4 Application of Biocatalysts for the Production of Methanol …
22. Patel SKS, Jeong JH, Mehariya S, Otari SV, Madan B, Haw JR, Lee JK, Zhang L, Kim
IW (2016) Production of methanol from methane by encapsulated Methylosinus sporium. J
Microbiol Biotechnol 26:2098–2105
23. Patel SKS, Mardina P, Kim D, Kim SY, Kalia VC, Kim IW, Lee JK (2016) Improvement in
methanol production by regulating the composition of synthetic gas mixture and raw biogas.
Bioresour Technol 218:202–208
24. Patel SKS, Mardina P, Kim SY, Lee JK, Kim IW (2016) Biological methanol production by
a Type II methanotroph Methylocystis bryophila. J Microbiol Biotechnol 26:717–724
25. Mardina P, Li J, Patel SK, Kim IW, Lee JK, Selvaraj C (2016) Potential of immobilized
whole-cell Methylocella tundrae as a biocatalyst for methanol production from methane. J
Microbiol Biotechnol 26:1234–1241
26. Sheets P, Ge X, Li YF, Yu Z, Li Y (2016) Biological conversion of biogas to methanol using
methanotrophs isolated from solid-state anaerobic digestate. Bioresour Technol 201:50–57
27. Patel SKS, Singh RK, Kumar A, Jeong JH, Jeong SH, Kalia VC, Kim IW, Lee JK (2017)
Biological methanol production by immobilized Methylocella tundrae using simulated biohythane as a feed. Bioresour Technol 241:922–927
28. Patel SKS, Jeon MS, Gupta RK, Jeon Y, Kalia VC, Kim SC, Cho BK, Kim DR, Lee JK (2019)
Hierarchical macroporous particles for efficient whole-cell immobilization: application in
bioconversion of greenhouse gases to methanol. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 11:18968–18977
29. Patel SKS, Kumar V, Mardina P, Li J, Lestari R, Kalia VC, Lee JK (2018) Methanol production from simulated biogas mixtures by co-immobilized Methylomonas methanica and
Methylocella tundrae. Bioresour Technol 263:25–32
30. Hanson RS, Hanson TE (1996) Methanotrophic bacteria. Microbiol Rev 60:439–471
31. Rasigraf O, Kool DM, Jetten MSM, Sinninghe Damsté JS, Ettwig KF (2014) Autotrophic carbon dioxide fixation via the Calvin-Benson-Bassham cycle by the denitrifying methanotroph
“Candidatus Methylomirabilis oxyfera”. Appl Environ Microbiol 80:2451–2460
32. Baxter NJ, Hirt RP, Bodrossy L, Kovacs KL, Embley MT, Prosser JI, Murrell CJ (2002) The
ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase gene cluster of Methylococcus capsulatus
(Bath). Arch Microbiol 177:279–289
33. Taylor SC, Dalton H, Dow CS (1981) Ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase and
carbon assimilation in Methylococcus capsulatus (Bath). J Gen Mcrobiol 122:89–94
34. Chen Y, Crombie A, Rahman MT, Dedysh SN, Liesack W, Stott MB, Alam M, Theisen
AR, Murrell JC, Dunfield PF (2010) Complete genome sequence of the aerobic facultative
methanotroph Methylocella silvestris BL2. J Bacteriol 192:3840–3841
35. Dedysh SN, Khmelenina VN, Suzina NE, Trotsenko YA, Semrau JD, Liesack W, Tiedje JM
(2002) Methylocapsa acidiphila gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel methane-oxidizing and dinitrogenfixing acidophilic bacterium from Sphagnum bog. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 52:251–261
36. Vorobev AV, Baani M, Doronina NV, Brady AL, Liesack W, Dunfield PF, Dedysh SN (2011)
Methyloferula stellata gen. nov., sp. nov., an acidophilic, obligately methanotrophic bacterium
that possesses only a soluble methane monooxygenase. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 61:2456–
2463
37. Ward N, Larsen Ø, Sakwa J, Bruseth L, Khouri H, Durkin AS, Dimitrov G, Jiang L, Scanlan
D, Kang KH, Lewis M, Nelson KE, Methé B, Wu M, Heidelberg JF, Paulsen IT, Fouts D,
Ravel J, Tettelin H, Ren Q, Read T, DeBoy RT, Seshadri R, Salzberg SL, Jensen HB, Birkeland
NK, Nelson WC, Dodson RJ, Grindhaug SH, Holt I, Eidhammer I, Jonasen I, Vanaken S,
Utterback T, Feldblyum TV, Fraser CM, Lillehaug JR, Eisen JA (2004) Genomic insights into
methanotrophy: the complete genome sequence of Methylococcus capsulatus (Bath). PLoS
Biol 2:e303
38. Whittenbury R, Phillips KC, Wilkinson JF (1970) Enrichment, isolation and some properties
of methane-utilizing bacteria. J Gen Microbiol 61:205–218
39. Anthony C (1986) Bacterial oxidation of methane and methanol. Adv Microb Physiol 27:113–
210
40. Peyraud R, Kiefer P, Christen P, Massou S, Portais JC, Vorholt JA (2009) Demonstration
of the ethylmalonyl-CoA pathway by using 13 C metabolomics. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA
106:4846–4851
