[Immobilization of methane-oxidizing bacterial cells]

The purpose of this work was to study how the conditions for immobilizing the cells of the methane oxidizing bacterium Methylomonas rubra using chemical and physical techniques influence their functional catalytical properties. These properties were found to depend on the chemical nature of a matrix and the mode of binding the cells to the carrier. The best carriers were shown to be silochrome with introduced carboxy groups and agar gel.