Methylocapsa aurea

Methylocapsa aurea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Alphaproteobacteria
Order: Hyphomicrobiales
Family: Beijerinckiaceae
Genus: Methylocapsa
Species:
M. aurea
Binomial name
Methylocapsa aurea
Dunfield et al. 2010[1]
Type strain[2]
DSM 22158, KYG, VKM B-2544

Methylocapsa aurea is a Gram-negative, aerobic, non-motile bacteria from the genus Methylocapsa which was isolated from forest soil in Germany.[3][4] It is a facultative methanotroph.

References

  1. LPSN lpsn.dsmz.de
  2. Straininfo of Methylocapsa aurea
  3. Dunfield, P. F.; Belova, S. E.; Vorob'Ev, A. V.; Cornish, S. L.; Dedysh, S. N. (2010). "Methylocapsa aurea sp. nov., a facultative methanotroph possessing a particulate methane monooxygenase, and emended description of the genus Methylocapsa". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 60 (Pt 11): 2659–64. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.020149-0. PMID 20061505.
  4. UniProt