''Methylobacterium'' is a genus of

Hyphomicrobiales The ''Hyphomicrobiales'' are an order of Gram-negative Alphaproteobacteria. The rhizobia, which fix nitrogen and are symbiotic with plant roots, appear in several different families. The four families ''Nitrobacteraceae'', ''Hyphomicrobiaceae' ...

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Natural genetic transformation

Transformation (genetics)">Natural genetic transformation in bacteria is a process involving transfer of DNA from one cell to another through the intervening medium, and the integration of the donor sequence into the recipient genome by homologous recombination. '' Methylobacterium organophilum'' cells are able to undergo genetic transformation and become competent for DNA uptake near the end of the exponential growth phase.

Species

''Methylobacterium'' comprises the following species: * '' Methylobacterium adhaesivum'' Gallego ''et al''. 2006 * '' Methylobacterium aerolatum'' Weon ''et al''. 2008 * '' Methylobacterium ajmalii'' Bijlani ''et al''. 2021, * '' Methylobacterium aquaticum'' Gallego ''et al''. 2005 * '' Methylobacterium brachiatum'' Kato ''et al''. 2008 * '' Methylobacterium brachythecii'' Tani and Sahin 2013 * '' Methylobacterium bullatum'' Hoppe ''et al''. 2012 * '' Methylobacterium cerastii'' Wellner ''et al''. 2012 * '' Methylobacterium crusticola'' Jia ''et al''. 2020 * '' Methylobacterium currus'' Park ''et al''. 2018 * '' Methylobacterium dankookense'' Lee ''et al''. 2013 * '' Methylobacterium durans'' Kim ''et al''. 2020 * '' Methylobacterium frigidaeris'' Lee and Jeon 2018 * '' Methylobacterium fujisawaense'' Green ''et al''. 1988 * "'' Methylobacterium funariae''" Schauer and Kutschera 2011 * '' Methylobacterium gnaphalii'' Tani ''et al''. 2012 * '' Methylobacterium goesingense'' Idris ''et al''. 2012 * '' Methylobacterium gossipiicola'' Madhaiyan ''et al''. 2012 * '' Methylobacterium gregans'' Kato ''et al''. 2008 * '' Methylobacterium haplocladii'' Tani and Sahin 2013 * '' Methylobacterium hispanicum'' Gallego ''et al''. 2005 * "'' Methylobacterium indicum''" Chaudhry ''et al''. 2016 * '' Methylobacterium iners'' Weon ''et al''. 2008 * '' Methylobacterium isbiliense'' Gallego ''et al''. 2005 * '' Methylobacterium jeotgali'' Aslam ''et al''. 2007 * '' Methylobacterium komagatae'' Kato ''et al''. 2008 * '' Methylobacterium longum'' Knief ''et al''. 2012 * '' Methylobacterium marchantiae'' Schauer ''et al''. 2011 * '' Methylobacterium mesophilicum'' (Austin and Goodfellow 1979) Green and Bousfield 1983 * '' Methylobacterium nodulans'' Jourand ''et al''. 2004 * '' Methylobacterium nonmethylotrophicum'' Feng ''et al''. 2020 * '' Methylobacterium organophilum'' Patt ''et al''. 1976 (Approved Lists 1980) * '' Methylobacterium oryzae'' Madhaiyan ''et al''. 2007 * '' Methylobacterium oryzihabitans'' Chen ''et al''. 2019 * '' Methylobacterium oxalidis'' Tani ''et al''. 2012 * '' Methylobacterium persicinum'' Kato ''et al''. 2008 * '' Methylobacterium phyllosphaerae'' Madhaiyan ''et al''. 2009 * '' Methylobacterium phyllostachyos'' Madhaiyan and Poonguzhali 2014 * "'' Methylobacterium planium''" Jiang ''et al''. 2020 * '' Methylobacterium platani'' Kang ''et al''. 2007 * '' Methylobacterium pseudosasicola'' Madhaiyan and Poonguzhali 2014 * '' Methylobacterium radiotolerans'' corrig. (Ito and Iizuka 1971) Green and Bousfield 1983 * '' Methylobacterium segetis'' Ten ''et al''. 2020 * '' Methylobacterium soli'' Cao ''et al''. 2013 * '' Methylobacterium symbioticum'' Pascual ''et al''. 2021 * '' Methylobacterium tardum'' Kato ''et al''. 2008 * '' Methylobacterium tarhaniae'' Veyisoglu ''et al''. 2013 * "'' Methylobacterium terrae''" Kim ''et al''. 2019 * '' Methylobacterium terricola'' Kim ''et al''. 2020 * '' Methylobacterium thuringiense'' Wellner ''et al''. 2013 * '' Methylobacterium trifolii'' Wellner ''et al''. 2013 * '' Methylobacterium variabile'' Gallego ''et al''. 2005

References

External links

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