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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Mattheos Koffas, Wilmington, DE (US);
James M. Odom, Kennett Square, PA (US);
Andreas Schenzle, Zurich, CH;
Assignee:
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 2/104 ; C12N 9/88 ; C12N 1/26 ; C12N 1/22 ; C12N 1/32 ; C07H 2/104 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
C12P 2/104 ; C12N 9/88 ; C12N 1/26 ; C12N 1/22 ; C12N 1/32 ; C07H 2/104 ;
Abstract
A high growth methanotrophic bacterial strain capable of growth on a C1 carbon substrate has been isolated and characterized. The strain has the unique ability to utilize both methane and methanol as a sole carbon source and has been demonstrated to possess a functional Embden-Meyerhof carbon flux pathway. The possession of this pathway conveys an energetic advantage to the strain, making it particularly suitable as a production platform for the production of biomass from a C1 carbon source.