Methylosphaera hansonii, also called Antarctic budding methanotroph AM6,[1] is a species of psychrophilic, group I methanotrophs, named after microbiologist Richard S. Hanson.[2] It is non-motile, coccoidal in morphology, does not form resting cells, reproduces by constriction, and requires seawater for growth. Its type strain is ACAM 549.
| Methylosphaera hansonii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Methylococcales |
| Family: | Methylococcaceae |
| Genus: | Methylosphaera |
| Species: | M. hansonii |
| Binomial name | |
| Methylosphaera hansonii J.P.Bowman et al. 1997 | |
The cells are round and 1.5–2.0 μm in diameter. They are Gram-negative, non-motile, and strictly aerobic. They use methane and methanol as substrates to produce energy, and they can fix atmospheric nitrogen.[3]
Nomenclature
The name has French and Greek roots. Methyl for its methyl group and sphaera for sphere. Overall the name means "methyl sphere."[3]
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