Applied and Environmental Microbiology · 1994 · 73 citations · 21 references
Life SciencesMarine BiologyMicrobiologyAquatic MicrobiologyMarine MicrobiologyMicrobial MetabolismBacterial MetabolismBiodegradationBioremediationMarine Microbial MetabolismMicrobial BiogeochemistryMicrobial GrowthDimethyl Sulfide FormationDimethylsulfoniopropionate BiosynthesisDimethylsulfoniopropionate DegradationGlycine Betaine BiosynthesisGlycine BiosynthesisGlycine MetabolismMarine Sulfur CycleMicrobial Sulfur Metabolism
A bacterium, strain BIS-6, that grew aerobically on dimethylsulfoniopropionate (DMSP) was isolated from an intertidal mud sample. Strain BIS-6 quantitatively demethylated DMSP and 3-methiolpropionate to 3-mercaptopropionate. Strain BIS-6 was a versatile methylotroph growing on the osmolytes DMSP and glycine betaine and their methylated degradation products (dimethyl glycine, sarcosine, methylamines, and dimethyl sulfide.
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