Methylocapsa

Methylocapsa is a genus of bacteria from the family of Beijerinckiaceae. M. gorgona has been shown to metabolize significant amounts of atmospheric methane.

Methylocapsa
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Alphaproteobacteria
Order: Hyphomicrobiales
Family: Beijerinckiaceae
Genus: Methylocapsa
Dedysh et al. 2002
Type species
Methylocapsa acidiphila
Species
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