Methylomonas

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Methylomonas
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Methylomonas

(ex Leadbetter 1974)
Whittenbury and Krieg 1984
Type species
Methylomonas methanica
Species

M. aurantiaca [1]
M. fodinarum [1]
M. koyama [1]
M. lenta [1]
M. methanica [1]
M. paludis [1]
M. scandinavica [1]

Methylomonas is a genus of bacteria that obtain their carbon and energy from methane, a metabolic process called methanotrophy. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 LPSN lpsn.dsmz.de
  2. Madigan MT, Martino JM (2006). Brock Biology of Microorganisms (11th ed.). Pearson. p. 136. ISBN   0-13-196893-9..