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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2007
Steven M. Holland, Bethesda, MD (US);
David E. Greenberg, Bethesda, MD (US);
Adrian Zelazny, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Patrick Murray, Gibson Island, MD (US);
Steven M. Holland, Bethesda, MD (US);
David E. Greenberg, Bethesda, MD (US);
Adrian Zelazny, Silver Spring, MD (US);
Patrick Murray, Gibson Island, MD (US);
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.