''Methylocapsa aurea'' is a

Gram-negative Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that, unlike gram-positive bacteria, do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation. Their defining characteristic is that their cell envelope consists ...

aerobic Aerobic means "requiring air," in which "air" usually means oxygen. Aerobic may also refer to * Aerobic exercise, prolonged exercise of moderate intensity * Aerobics, a form of aerobic exercise * Aerobic respiration, the aerobic process of cellu ...

non-motile bacteria Non-motile bacteria are bacteria species that lack the ability and structures that would allow them to propel themselves, under their own power, through their environment. When non-motile bacteria are cultured in a stab tube, they only grow along ...

from the genus of

Methylocapsa ''Methylocapsa'' is a genus of bacteria from the family of Beijerinckiaceae. ''M. gorgona'' has been shown to metabolize significant amounts of atmospheric methane Atmospheric methane is the methane present in Earth's atmosphere. The concentrat ...

which was isolated from forest soil in

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/ref> It is a facultative

methanotroph Methanotrophs (sometimes called methanophiles) are prokaryotes that metabolize methane as their source of carbon and chemical energy. They are bacteria or archaea, can grow aerobically or anaerobically, and require single-carbon compounds to ...

References

External links

Type strain of ''Methylocapsa aurea'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Beijerinckiaceae Bacteria described in 2010 {{Hyphomicrobiales-stub