# Metagenome-assembled genomes of two salt-tolerant methylotrophs enriched from a sulfur-rich Zodletone spring in Oklahoma, USA

## TL;DR

This paper presents two salt-tolerant bacteria from a sulfur-rich spring in Oklahoma that can oxidize methane.

## Contribution

The study provides new metagenome-assembled genomes of methylotrophic bacteria adapted to high-salinity environments.

## Key findings

- Methylohalobius sp. ZOD2 and Methyloligella sp. ZOD6 were identified as salt-tolerant methylotrophs.
- The genomes reveal methane oxidation capabilities under high-salinity conditions.

## Abstract

We obtained metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) of two salt-tolerant methylotrophic bacteria, Methylohalobius sp. strain ZOD2 and Methyloligella sp. strain ZOD6, from an enrichment culture derived from sediment collected at a sulfur-rich spring in Oklahoma, USA. These MAGs offer insights into the methane oxidation capabilities of these bacteria under high-salinity conditions.