Methylocapsa
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| Methylocapsa | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Hyphomicrobiales |
| Family: | Beijerinckiaceae |
| Genus: | Methylocapsa Dedysh et al. 2002[1] |
| Type species | |
| Methylocapsa acidiphila[1] | |
| Species[1] | |
Methylocapsa is a genus of bacteria from the family Beijerinckiaceae.[3][4] M. gorgona has been shown to metabolize significant amounts of atmospheric methane.[2]