Methylomonas
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| Methylomonas | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
| Class: | Gamma Proteobacteria |
| Order: | Methylococcales |
| Family: | Methylococcaceae |
| Genus: | Methylomonas (ex Leadbetter 1974) Whittenbury and Krieg 1984 |
| Type species | |
| Methylomonas methanica | |
| Species | |
|
M. aurantiaca | |
The Methylomonas are a genus of bacteria that obtain their carbon and energy from methane, a metabolic process called methanotrophy.[1]
References
External links
- Methylomonas J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature
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