Methylobacterium strains for mitigating methane and methods related thereto
AssigneeNewLeaf Symbiotics, Inc.
InventorsNatalie Breakfield, Desmond R. Jimenez, David Flack
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Abstract
Methylobacterium strains that enhance early growth of plants, improve propagation/transplant vigor, increase nutrient uptake, improve stand establishment, improve stress tolerance and/or increase a plant's ability to utilize nutrients are provided herein. Also provided are methods to reduce green-house gas emission and convert methane to methanole with Methylobacterium strains.
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A method for mitigating methane gas in an agricultural field that comprises:
- (a) applying a composition to a field, plant, plant part or seed, wherein the composition comprises at least one Methylobacterium comprising a soluble methane monooxygenase enzyme;
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- (b) growing the Methylobacterium whereby the Methylobacterium uses methane as a carbon source;
- wherein the use of the methane as the carbon source oxidizes methane and reduces methane emissions in the field.
A method for selecting a Methylobacterium isolate capable of utilizing methanol as a food source, wherein the method comprises:
- a) detecting in the genome of a Methylobacterium isolate, a genetic element, wherein the genetic element comprises a component of a soluble methane monooxygenase;
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- b) treating a field, water, plant, plant part or seed with the Methylobacterium isolate, and measuring green-house gas emissions.
A method for mitigating methane that comprises:
- (a) treating pasture, wasteland, a landfill or waste, or land with livestock feed, with a composition comprising at least one Methylobacterium isolate;
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- (b) growing the Methylobacterium in the pasture, wasteland, a landfill or waste, or land with livestock feed, thereby mitigating methane.
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A composition comprising a fermentation product comprising a Methylobacterium strain, wherein said fermentation product is essentially free of contaminating microorganisms, and wherein the Methylobacterium strain is selected from the group consisting of NLS0770, NLS0737, NLS5278, NLS5334, NLS5480, NLS5549, and variants thereof.
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