Methylosphaera hansonii
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Methylosphaera hansonii, also called Antarctic budding methanotroph AM6,[1] is a species of psychrophilic, group I methanotrophs, named after microbiologist Richard S. Hanson.[2] It is non-motile, coccoidal in morphology, does not form resting cells, reproduces by constriction, and requires seawater for growth. Its type strain is ACAM 549.
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Methylosphaera hansonii | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
Order: | Methylococcales |
Family: | Methylococcaceae |
Genus: | Methylosphaera |
Species: | M. hansonii |
Binomial name | |
Methylosphaera hansonii J.P.Bowman et al. 1997 | |
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The cells are round and 1.5–2.0 μm in diameter. They are Gram-negative, non-motile, and strictly aerobic. They use methane and methanol as substrates to produce energy, and they can fix atmospheric nitrogen.[3]