Fig. 1: Colony formation and trace gas oxidation on air.
From: Physiological basis for atmospheric methane oxidation and methanotrophic growth on air
A Images of SYBR green I stained cells and colonies formed by M. acidiphila B2, M. aurea KYG, M. gorgona MG08, M. palsarum NE2, M. trichosporium OB3b, and M. rosea SV97 at incubation start (t0) and after six months of incubation on air as sole energy and carbon source and the related CH4, H2, and CO oxidation at atmospheric pressure displayed in red, blue, and green, respectively. Colony formation experiments with air as sole energy and carbon source have been repeated independently for at least three times per strain all leading to similar results. Source data are provided in the Source Data file and in the Supplementary Data file (Dataset 1). B Cellular energy yield on air. Mean estimated energy yield per cell from the oxidation of atmospheric CH4, H2, and CO displayed in red, blue, and green, respectively, by M. aurea KYG, M. gorgona MG08, M. palsarum NE2, and M. rosea SV97. Dots represent the energy yield of the respective biological replicates (n = 5) and error bars the standard deviation. Source data are provided in the Source Data file and in the Supplementary Data file (Dataset 3).
