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Methylomonas Scientific classification Kingdom: Bacteria Phylum: Proteobacteria Class: Gamma Proteobacteria Order: Methylococcales Family: Methylococcaceae Genus: Methylomonas
(ex Leadbetter 1974)
Whittenbury and Krieg 1984Type species Methylomonas methanica Species M. aurantiaca
M. fodinarum
M. methanica
M. scandinavicaThe Methylomonas are a genus of bacteria that obtain their carbon and energy from methane, a metabolic process called methanotrophy.
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