Query: NC_002977:2407392 Methylococcus capsulatus str. Bath, complete genome Lineage: Methylococcus capsulatus; Methylococcus; Methylococcaceae; Methylococcales; Proteobacteria; Bacteria General Information: Methane-utilizing bacterium. This organism is a methanotroph, and can utilize methane (methanol) as the sole carbon and energy source through the use of monooxygenases. The Methylococci are environmentally important since they are involved in oxidation of methane, a greenhouse gas, and may also be used for bioremediation of polluted sites.
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General Information: Isolation: Human sputum; Country: USA; Temp: Mesophile; Temp: 28C. An aerobic, chemoorganotrophic Gram-negative bacterium isolated from human sputum in Tennessee, USA and is probably an opportunistic pathogen.