Cultivated methanotrophs associated with rhizospheres of traditional rice landraces from Western India belong to Methylocaldum and Methylocystis.
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SUBMITTER: Rahalkar MC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5984606 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jun
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Cultivated methanotrophs associated with rhizospheres of traditional rice landraces from Western India belong to <i>Methylocaldum</i> and <i>Methylocysti</i>s.
Rahalkar Monali C MC Patil Sanjay S Dhakephalkar Prashant K PK Bahulikar Rahul A RA
3 Biotech 20180601 6
Aerobic methanotrophs associated with Indian rice plants have rarely been cultivated. In the present study, we cultured aerobic methanotrophic bacteria from the rhizosphere regions of rice plants. Rhizospheric soils from seven rice landraces traditionally grown and maintained by tribal people in Jawhar region belonging to part of the Western Ghats in India, were used. Seven methanotrophic cultures were isolated from the last positive dilution (10<sup>- 4</sup>). Methanotrophs were identified by ...[more]
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