Draft Genome Sequence of Methylocystis heyeri H2 T , a Methanotroph with Habitat-Specific Adaptations, Isolated from a Peatland Ecosystem

Abstract

Methylocystis heyeri H2 T is an aerobic facultative methanotroph which was isolated from an acidic Sphagnum peat bog lake and is a common inhabitant of peatland ecosystems. This bacterium possesses two particulate methane monooxygenases with low and high affinity to methane and a number of genomic adaptations to acidic conditions. Methylocystis heyeri H2 T is an aerobic facultative methanotroph which was isolated from an acidic Sphagnum peat bog lake and is a common inhabitant of peatland ecosystems. This bacterium possesses two particulate methane monooxygenases with low and high affinity to methane and a number of genomic adaptations to acidic conditions.