Methylophaga
Methylophaga | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Proteobacteria |
Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
Order: | Thiotrichales |
Family: | Piscirickettsiaceae |
Genus: | Methylophaga |
Species | |
M. alcalica |
The genus Methylophaga consists of halophilic methylotrophic bacteria, many of which were isolated from marine environments. The cells are rod-shaped.[1] They are motile by one polar flagellum.[1][2]
References
- 1 2 Garrity, George M. (2005). Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology, Volume Two: The Proteobacteria, Part B: The Gammaproteobacteria. New York: Springer ISBN 0-387-24144-2.
- ↑ Boden, R (2012) Emended description of the genus Methylophaga Janvier et al. 1985. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 62: 1644-1646.
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