Methylomonas methanica explained

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.

External links

• Methylomonas J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature

Notes and References

1. Book: Brock Biology of Microorganisms . 2006. Madigan MT, Martino JM . 11th . 136 . Pearson . 0-13-196893-9. .
2. George M. Garrity: Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. 2. Auflage. Springer, New York, 2005, Volume 2: The Proteobacteria, Part B: The Gammaproteobacteria