Methylotrophs

Methylotrophs are defined as bacteria that can grow on compounds containing no carbon-to-carbon bonds as their sole source of carbon and energy. From 2003 to 2007, I studied methylotrophic metabolism in the lab of Mary Lidstrom. The PowerPoint files listed below present an introduction to methylotrophs and the Lidstrom lab's studies of them.

Alcohol consumption as a way of life:
The metabolism of methylotrophic bacteria

The Metabolism of M. extorquens AM1:
The Lidstrom Lab’s Greatest Hits
(2000-2003)