Flooded paddy ecosystem harbors methanol oxidizing-plant growth promoting bacteria belonging to order enterobacterales

Methanol oxidizing organisms not only reduce atmospheric methanol concentration but also play a major role in enhancing methane oxidation through cross-feeding in synergism with methanotrophs. Possession of plant growth promoting (PGP) attributes in methanol oxidizing bacteria will prove to be a worthy candidate for developing novel biofertilizers having dual ability of plant growth promotion and reducing methane emission to a certain extent.