Methylocapsa

Methylocapsa is a genus of bacteria from the family of Beijerinckiaceae.[3][4] m. gorgona has been shown to metabolize significant amounts of atmospheric methane.[2]

Methylocapsa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Proteobacteria
Class:
Alpha Proteobacteria
Order:
Rhizobiales
Family:
Beijerinckiaceae
Genus:
Methylocapsa

Dedysh et al. 2002[1]
Type species
Methylocapsa acidiphila[1]
Species

M. acidiphila[1]
M. aurea[1]
M. palsarum[1]
M. gorgona[2]

References
  1. Parte, A.C. "Methylocapsa". LPSN.
  2. Tveit, Alexander T.; Hestnes, Anne Grethe; Robinson, Serina L.; Schintlmeister, Arno; Dedysh, Svetlana N.; Jehmlich, Nico; von Bergen, Martin; Herbold, Craig; Wagner, Michael (2019-04-08). "Widespread soil bacterium that oxidizes atmospheric methane". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116 (17): 8515–8524. doi:10.1073/pnas.1817812116. ISSN 0027-8424. PMC 6486757. PMID 30962365.
  3. UniProt
  4. Parker, Charles Thomas; Taylor, Dorothea; Garrity, George M (2010). Parker, Charles Thomas; Garrity, George M (eds.). "Nomenclature Abstract for Methylocapsa". The NamesforLife Abstracts. doi:10.1601/nm.1452.



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