Methylocapsa
| Methylocapsa | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Alphaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Hyphomicrobiales |
| Family: | Beijerinckiaceae |
| Genus: | Methylocapsa Dedysh et al. 2002 |
| Type species | |
| Methylocapsa acidiphila | |
| Species | |
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Methylocapsa is a genus of bacteria from the family of Beijerinckiaceae. M. gorgona has been shown to metabolize significant amounts of atmospheric methane.