- Source: Methylomonas methanica
Methylomonas methanica is a Gram-negative bacterium that obtains its carbon and energy from methane, a metabolic process called methanotrophy. It is found in lakes, ponds, freshwater sediment and marshy ground. They are motile, the cells are rod-shaped.
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Methylomonas J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature