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Methylococcus is a Gram-negative coccus with a capsule. Its sole carbon sources are one-carbon reduced compounds (methane, formaldehyde, methanol), making it a chemoheterotroph. Such bacteria are often called methylotrophs.
Domain Bacteria
Phylum Proteobacteria
Class g -Proteobacteria
Bergey's Manual Volume 2: The Proteobacteria