Methylomonas scandinavica
species of bacterium
Methylomonas scandinavica is a species of Gram-negative gammaproteobacteria found in deep igneous rock ground water in Sweden. As a member of the Methylomonas genus, M. scandinavica has the ability to use methane as a carbon source.
Identification
A particular strain of M. scandinavica called SR5 was isolated and characterized. M. scandinavica is a Gram-negative bacterium that exhibits pink, rod-shaped colonies. They possess a single, polar flagellum used for motility. This species of Methylomonas is an obligate methanotroph. It is also psychrophilic. M. scandinavica has an optimal temperature of 15 °C, but can grow within 5-30 °C. Growth rates improved without the presence of NaCl. This species also has an optimal pH range of 6.8-7.6, but can grow within a range of pH 5–9. M. scandinavica has a generation time of 15 hours.
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