Methylococcus
E930656
Methylococcus is a genus of methane-oxidizing bacteria known for using methane as their primary carbon and energy source in various environmental habitats.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Methylococcus capsulatus | 0 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bacterial genus
ⓘ
genus ⓘ species ⓘ |
| carbonSource |
methane
ⓘ
methane ⓘ |
| cellOrganization | unicellular ⓘ |
| cellShape | coccus ⓘ |
| cellWallType |
Gram-negative
ⓘ
Gram-negative ⓘ |
| class | Gammaproteobacteria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsSpecies | Methylococcus capsulatus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn | 1963 ⓘ |
| discoveredBy | S. P. Kriss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain | Bacteria ⓘ |
| energySource |
methane
ⓘ
methane ⓘ |
| family | Methylococcaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genus | Methylococcus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
freshwater environments
ⓘ
freshwater environments ⓘ landfill cover soils ⓘ marine environments ⓘ methane-rich environments ⓘ methane-rich environments ⓘ rice paddies ⓘ soil ⓘ soil ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| hasMetabolicPathway |
ribulose monophosphate pathway
ⓘ
serine pathway ⓘ |
| kingdom | Bacteria ⓘ |
| localizesEnzyme | intracytoplasmic membranes ⓘ |
| metabolismType |
methanotroph
ⓘ
methanotroph ⓘ obligate methanotroph ⓘ |
| order | Methylococcales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oxygenRequirement |
aerobic
ⓘ
aerobic ⓘ |
| phylum |
Proteobacteria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pseudomonadota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | binary fission ⓘ |
| roleInEcosystem |
greenhouse gas mitigation
ⓘ
methane oxidation ⓘ |
| taxonRank |
genus
ⓘ
species ⓘ |
| trophicType | chemolithoautotroph ⓘ |
| usedIn |
animal feed production
ⓘ
single-cell protein production ⓘ |
| usesEnzyme | methane monooxygenase ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.