Methylophilaceae

Methylophilaceae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Pseudomonadota
Class: Betaproteobacteria
Order: Methylophilaceae
Garrity et al. 2006
Genera

Methylophilus
Methylobacillus
Methylovorax

The Methylophilaceae are a family of Pseudomonadota, given their own order. Like all Pseudomonadota, they are Gram-negative. The cells are slightly curved or straight rod-shaped.[1]

  1. ^ Garrity, George M.; Brenner, Don J.; Krieg, Noel R.; Staley, James T. (eds.) (2005). Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Volume Two: The Proteobacteria, Part C: The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria. New York, New York: Springer. pp. 354–361. ISBN 978-0-387-24145-6.