[Study of a Pseudomonas mutant altered in methanol metabolism]

A glycine-resistant mutant was isolated from a methylotrophic strain of Pseudomonas species possessing serine pathway. This mutant presents some improvements in regard to growth parameters, and is able to excrete a fluorescent pigment under certain culture conditions. This pigment is capable of accelerating the reduction rate of formaldehyde to formate coupled with NAD. The same cannot be said for the wild type.