Methylocapsa aurea

Methylocapsa aurea
Scientific classification
Domain: Bacteria
Kingdom: Pseudomonadati
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Alphaproteobacteria
Order: Hyphomicrobiales
Family: Beijerinckiaceae
Genus: Methylocapsa
Species:
M. aurea
Binomial name
Methylocapsa aurea
Dunfield et al. 2010
Type strain
DSM 22158, KYG, VKM B-2544

Methylocapsa aurea is a Gram-negative, aerobic, non-motile bacteria from the genus Methylocapsa which was isolated from forest soil in Germany. It is a facultative methanotroph.