Methylomonas methanica
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.
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Methylomonas methanica (ex Söhngen 1906) Whittenbury and Krieg 1984 | |
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Bacillus methanicus Söhngen 1906 |
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
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