Kingdom Bacteria Class Gamma Proteobacteria Family Methylococcaceae Scientific name Methylomonas methanica | Phylum Proteobacteria Order Methylococcales Genus Methylomonas Rank Species | |
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Similar Methylomonas, Methylococcus, Methylococcus capsulatus, Methylococcaceae | ||
Methylomonas methanica is a Gram-negative bacterium that obtains its carbon and energy from methane, a metabolic process called methanotrophy. It is found in lakes, ponds, freshwater sediment and marshy ground. They are motile, the cells are rod-shaped.
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