Genomic evidence for two pathways of formaldehyde oxidation and denitrification capabilities of the species sp. nov.

Three strains (H4-D09, S2-D11 and S9-F39) of a member of the genus attributed to a novel species were isolated from topsoil of temperate grasslands. The genome sequence of the type strain H4-D09 exhibited a complete set of genes required for denitrification as well as methylotrophy. The genome of H4-D09 included genes for two alternative pathways of formaldehyde oxidation.