''Methylophaga marina'' is an obligately
methylotrophic
Methylotrophs are a diverse group of microorganisms that can use reduced one-carbon compounds, such as methanol or methane, as the carbon source for their growth; and multi-carbon compounds that contain no carbon-carbon bonds, such as dimethyl et ...
,
Gram-negative
Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation. They are characterized by their cell envelopes, which are composed of a thin peptidoglycan cell wall ...
, strictly aerobic,
motile
Motility is the ability of an organism to move independently, using metabolic energy.
Definitions
Motility, the ability of an organism to move independently, using metabolic energy, can be contrasted with sessility, the state of organisms th ...
, rod-shaped bacteria, the type species of its genus. Its type strain is ATCC 35842 (= NCMB 2244).
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LPSNType strain of ''Methylophaga marina'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Piscirickettsiaceae
Bacteria described in 1985
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