''Methylophaga thalassica'' is an obligately
methylotrophic,
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, rod-shaped bacteria. Its type strain is ATCC 33146 (= NCMB 2163).
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LPSNType strain of ''Methylophaga thalassica'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Piscirickettsiaceae
Bacteria described in 1985
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