Methylomonas scandinavica
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| Methylomonas scandinavica | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Methylococcales |
| Family: | Methylococcaceae |
| Genus: | Methylomonas |
| Species: | M. scandinavica |
| Binomial name | |
| Methylomonas scandinavica Kalyuzhnaya et al., 2000 | |
Methylomonas scandinavica is a species of Gram-negative gammaproteobacteria found in deep igneous rock ground water in Sweden.[1] As a member of the Methylomonas genus, M. scandinavica has the ability to use methane as a carbon source.
A particular strain of M. scandinavica called SR5 was isolated and characterized. M. scandinavica is a Gram-negative bacterium that exhibits pink, rod-shaped colonies. They possess a single, polar flagellum used for motility. This species of Methylomonas is an obligate methanotroph. It is also psychrophilic. M. scandinavica has an optimal temperature of 15 °C, but can grow within 5-30 °C. Growth rates improved without the presence of NaCl. This species also has an optimal pH range of 6.8-7.6, but can grow within a range of pH 5–9.[2] M. scandinavica has a generation time of 15 hours. M. scandinavica is classified as having a type I internal membrane that contains numerous disc-shaped vesicles distributed throughout the organism. M. scandinavica reproduces by binary fission. No known pathogenic traits are associated with M. scandinavica.