Biology:Methylomonas methanica
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Short description: Species of bacterium
Methylomonas methanica | |
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Methylomonas methanica (ex Söhngen 1906)
Whittenbury and Krieg 1984 | |
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Bacillus methanicus Söhngen 1906 |
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.
References
- ↑ Brock Biology of Microorganisms (11th ed.). Pearson. 2006. 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
External links
- Methylomonas J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature
Wikidata ☰ Q6824042 entry
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