Methylococcus capsulatus str. Bath

Taxonomy
Names	Methylococcus capsulatus str. Bath
Accession numbers	NC_002977
Background	Obligate, Gram-negative methanotroph. Methanotrophs are responsible for the oxidation of biologically generated methane and therefore help reduce the amount of this greenhouse gas that is released to Earth's atmosphere. The conversion of methane to biomass by M. capsulatus has been exploited for large-scale commercial production of microbial proteins by fermentation.(From http://www.expasy.org/sprot/hamap/METCA.html) (BacMap)
Kingdom:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Proteobacteria
Class:	Gammaproteobacteria
Order:	Methylococcales
Family:	Methylococcaceae
Genus:	Methylococcus
Species:	capsulatus
Strain	Bath
Complete	Yes
Sequencing centre	(01-OCT-2004) The Institute for Genomic Research, 9712 Medical Center Dr., Rockville, MD 20850, USA (08-APR-2002) National Center for Biotechnology Information, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
Sequencing quality	Level 6: Finished
Sequencing depth	NA
Sequencing method	NA
Isolation site	"mud and water samples from ponds, rivers, dithces"
Isolation country	NA
Number of replicons	1
Gram staining properties	Negative
Shape	Cocci
Mobility	No
Flagellar presence	No
Number of membranes	2
Oxygen requirements	Aerobic
Optimal temperature	45.0
Temperature range	Thermophilic
Habitat	Multiple
Biotic relationship	Free living
Host name	NA
Cell arrangement	NA
Sporulation	NA
Metabolism	NA
Energy source	Methanotroph
Diseases	NA
Pathogenicity	No

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