Methylotrophy is a field of study dealing with microorganisms capable of utilization of
compounds devoid of carbon–carbon bonds (C1 compounds). In this review, we highlight …

Formaldehyde is a ubiquitous carcinogenic indoor pollutant. The treatment of formaldehyde
has attracted increasing social attention. Over the past few decades, an increasing number …

Until recently, rare‐earth elements (REEs) had been thought to be biologically inactive. This
view changed with the discovery of the methanol dehydrogenase XoxF that strictly relies on …

Lanthanides were recently discovered as metals required in the active site of certain
methanol dehydrogenases. Since then, the characterization of the lanthanome, that is …

Methanol is assimilated through the serine cycle to generate acetyl-CoA without carbon loss.
However, a highly active serine cycle requires high consumption of reducing equivalents …

Organisms are either heterotrophic or autotrophic, meaning that they cover their carbon
requirements by assimilating organic compounds or by fixing inorganic carbon dioxide (CO …

The methylotrophic bacterium Methylorubrum extorquens AM1 holds a great potential of a
microbial cell factory in producing high value chemicals with methanol as the sole carbon …

Methanotrophs are a widely distributed group of aerobic bacteria that use methane as their
source of carbon and energy. They play key roles in the global carbon cycle, including …

Biological nitrogen fixation emerging from the symbiosis between bacteria and crop plants
holds promise to increase the sustainability of agriculture. One of the biggest hurdles for the …

Methanol, a relatively cheap and renewable single-carbon feedstock, has gained
considerable attention as a substrate for the bio-production of commodity chemicals …