Inventors:
Steven M. Holland - Bethesda MD, US
Adrian Zelazny - Silver Spring MD, US
Patrick Murray - Gibson Island MD, US
International Classification:
H01M 8/16, C12N 1/21, C02F 3/34, C07K 14/00, C07H 21/04, C07K 16/00, H01M 4/00, H01M 8/00
US Classification:
429 2, 4352523, 435262, 530350, 536 231, 5303879
Abstract:
Provided is an isolated novel Gram-negative bacterium, wherein the bacterium is an aerobic, facultative methylotroph that produces colonies that are yellow pigmented, wherein the bacterium can use methanol as a sole carbon source and can oxidize glucose and ethanol into acid. Also provided are novel purified polypeptides and isolated nucleic acids from the bacterium. Further provided are methods of using the bacterium and the purified polypeptides to degrade organic material and for use in biofuel cells.