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Methylococcaceae

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The Methylococcaceae are a family of bacteria that obtain their carbon and energy from methane, called methanotrophs.

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It is catalogued under topics including Bacteria families and Gammaproteobacteria.

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FAMILY

  1. KingdomBacteria
  2. PhylumProteobacteria
  3. ClassGammaproteobacteria
  4. OrderMethylococcales
  5. FamilyMethylococcaceae
Habitatmarine

↑ UniProt ↑ Methylococcaceae Архівовано 3 March 2012[Дата не збігається] у Wayback Machine. J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature

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The Methylococcaceae are a family of bacteria that obtain their carbon and energy from methane, called methanotrophs.

They comprise the type I methanotrophs, in contrast to the Methylocystaceae or type II methanotrophs. They belong to Gammaproteobacteria, and are typically given their own order.

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