Biotechnological Potential of Aerobic Methylotrophic Bacteria: A Review of Current State and Future Prospects

Major results of the authors' findings on the implementation of the biotechnological potential of aerobic methylobacteria and methanotrophs for obtaining forage proteins, biopolymers (polybutyrate and polysaccharides), enzymes (oxidoreductases), and bioprotectors (ectoine), as well as for degrading toxic C₁ and C_n compounds, have been reviewed. Unique features of the structural and functional organization of the metabolism of extremophilic (tolerant) methylotrophs are discussed, with a view for their prospective use in various fields of modern biotechnology, including biocatalysis and nanotechnology.