Biology:Methylomonas
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Short description: Genus of bacteria
| Methylomonas | |
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| Order: | Methylococcales
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| Genus: | Methylomonas (ex Leadbetter 1974)
Whittenbury and Krieg 1984 |
| Type species | |
| Methylomonas methanica | |
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M. aurantiaca[1] | |
Methylomonas is a genus of bacteria that obtain their carbon and energy from methane, a metabolic process called methanotrophy.[2]
References
External links
- Methylomonas J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature
Wikidata ☰ Q1526366 entry
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