Methylorubrum rhodesianum is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of
alphaproteobacteria.
It has been found on the
International Space Station
The International Space Station (ISS) is the largest modular space station currently in low Earth orbit. It is a multinational collaborative project involving five participating space agencies: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), JAXA ...
(ISS) amongst others.
[Jacinta Bowler]
Microbes Unknown to Science Discovered on The International Space Station
sciencealert, 16 MARCH 2021
References
Further reading
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External links
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LPSNType strain of ''Methylobacterium rhodesianum'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Hyphomicrobiales
Bacteria described in 1988
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