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Product Format
freeze-dried
Disclosure
This material is cited in a US or other Patent and may not be used to
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Preceptrol®
no
Type Strain
no
Comments
This strain was plated onto media containing 5-fluorotryptophan to select 5-fluorotryptophan-resistant strains.
This strain is an obligate methylotroph capable of growth on methanol but not methane.
N-Nitrosoguanidine-induced mutant
C1-utilizing plasmid host
This is a C1-metabolizing host for vectors pLA2917 (ATCC 39840) and pLA2920 (ATCC 39841).
Medium
ATCC® Medium 784: AMS (ammonium mineral salts)
Growth Conditions
Temperature: 30.0°C
Name of Depositor
Gray Freshwater Biological Institute; Univ. of Minnesota, RS Hanson, Gray Freshwater Biological Institute; Univ. of Minnesota
Hanson RS, Allen LN. Methylotroph cloning vehicle. US Patent 4,824,786 dated Apr 25 1989
Bohanon MJ, et al. Isolation of auxotrophic mutants of Methylophilus methylotrophus by modified-marker exchange. Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 54: 271-273, 1988.
Windass JD, et al. Improved conversion of methanol to single-cell protein by Methylophilus methylotrophus. Nature 287: 396-401, 1980. PubMed: 6776410
