Methylococcales
E931849
Methylococcales is an order of methane-oxidizing bacteria known for their role in the global carbon cycle by consuming methane in various environments.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bacterial order
ⓘ
taxonomic rank ⓘ |
| carbonSource | methane ⓘ |
| cellMorphology | Gram-negative ⓘ |
| cellShape |
coccoid
ⓘ
rod-shaped ⓘ |
| class | Gammaproteobacteria ⓘ |
| containsEnzyme |
pMMO
ⓘ
particulate methane monooxygenase ⓘ sMMO ⓘ soluble methane monooxygenase ⓘ |
| domain | Bacteria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ecologicalFunction | methane sink ⓘ |
| electronAcceptor | oxygen ⓘ |
| energySource | methane ⓘ |
| firstDescribedAsTaxon | 20th century ⓘ |
| habitat |
freshwater environments
ⓘ
landfills ⓘ marine environments ⓘ methane seeps ⓘ rice paddies ⓘ sediments ⓘ soils ⓘ wetlands ⓘ |
| impactOnClimate | mitigation of greenhouse gas levels ⓘ |
| includesGenus |
Methylocaldum
ⓘ
Methylococcus NERFINISHED ⓘ Methylomicrobium NERFINISHED ⓘ Methylomonas NERFINISHED ⓘ Methylosarcina NERFINISHED ⓘ Methylosphaera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isA | methanotrophic bacteria ⓘ |
| kingdom | Bacteria ⓘ |
| metabolism |
aerobic respiration
ⓘ
methane oxidation ⓘ |
| oxygenRequirement | aerobic ⓘ |
| phylum | Pseudomonadota ⓘ |
| reduces | atmospheric methane emissions ⓘ |
| roleInProcess |
global carbon cycle
ⓘ
global methane cycle ⓘ |
| studiedInField |
biogeochemistry
ⓘ
environmental microbiology ⓘ microbial ecology ⓘ |
| taxonRank | order ⓘ |
| trophicType |
chemolithoautotroph
ⓘ
methylotroph ⓘ |
| usedIn | bioremediation of methane-rich environments ⓘ |
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