''Methylocapsa acidiphila'' is a bacterium. It is a methane-oxidizing and dinitrogen-

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. The cells use methane and methanol as sole sources of carbon and energy. B2^T (= DSM 13967^T = NCIMB 13765^T) is the type strain.

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LPSNWORMS entryType strain of ''Methylocapsa acidiphila'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Beijerinckiaceae Bacteria described in 2002 {{Hyphomicrobiales-stub

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