Methylomonas methanica
Methylomonas methanica | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria
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Phylum: | |
Class: | Gamma Proteobacteria
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Order: | Methylococcales
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Binomial name | |
Methylomonas methanica (ex Söhngen 1906)
Whittenbury and Krieg 1984 | |
Synonyms | |
Bacillus methanicus Söhngen 1906 |
Methylomonas methanica is a Gram-negative bacterium that obtains its carbon and energy from methane, a metabolic process called methanotrophy.[1] It is found in lakes, ponds, freshwater sediment and marshy ground.[2] They are motile, the cells are rod-shaped.
References[]
- ^ Madigan MT, Martino JM (2006). Brock Biology of Microorganisms (11th ed.). Pearson. p. 136. ISBN 0-13-196893-9..
- ^ George M. Garrity: Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. 2. Auflage. Springer, New York, 2005, Volume 2: The Proteobacteria, Part B: The Gammaproteobacteria
External links[]
- Methylomonas J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature
Categories:
- Gammaproteobacteria
- Bacteria described in 1906
- Gammaproteobacteria stubs