Draft Genome Sequence of Methylocapsa palsarum NE2T, an Obligate Methanotroph from Subarctic Soil

Author(s): Miroshnikov, KK; Didriksen, A; Naumoff, DG; Huntemann, M; Clum, A; Pillay, M; Palaniappan, K; Varghese, N; Mikhailova, N; Mukherjee, S; Reddy, TBK; Daum, C; Shapiro, N; Ivanova, N; Kyrpides, N; Woyke, T; Dedysh, SN; Svenning, MM | Abstract: © 2017 Miroshnikov et al. Methylocapsa palsarum NE2Tis an aerobic, mildly acidophilic, obligate methanotroph. Similar to other Methylocapsa species, it possesses only a particulate methane monooxygenase and is capable of atmospheric nitrogen fixation. The genome sequence of this typical inhabitant of subarctic wetlands and soils also contains genes indicative of aerobic anoxygenic photosynthesis.