''Methylocystis hirsuta'' is a
Gram-negative,
aerobic and
methanotroph bacterium species from the genus of ''
Methylocystis'' which has been isolated from a
groundwater aquifer
An aquifer is an underground layer of water-bearing, permeable rock, rock fractures, or unconsolidated materials ( gravel, sand, or silt). Groundwater from aquifers can be extracted using a water well. Aquifers vary greatly in their characteris ...
from
Mountain View in
California in the United States.
References
Further reading
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External links
Type strain of ''Methylocystis hirsuta'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Methylocystaceae
Bacteria described in 2007
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