Complete genome sequence of Methylophilus sp. TWE2 isolated from methane oxidation enrichment culture of tap-water.

The non-methane-utilizing methylotroph, Methylophilus sp. TWE2, was isolated from tap-water during the enrichment of methanotrophs with methane. The complete genome sequence of strain TWE2 showed that this bacterium may convert methanol to formaldehyde via catalysis of methanol dehydrogenase (MDH), after which formaldehyde would be assimilated to biomass through the ribulose monophosphate (RuMP) pathway or dissimilated via the tetrahydromethanopterin (H4MPT) pathway. The deficiency of glycolysis and the TCA cycle indicate that strain TWE2 may be an obligate methylotroph. This is the first complete genome sequence of the genus Methylophilus.