Methylocapsa

Methylocapsa is a genus of bacteria from the family Beijerinckiaceae.^[3][4] M. gorgona has been shown to metabolize significant amounts of atmospheric methane.^[2]

Methylocapsa
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Kingdom:	Pseudomonadati
Phylum:	Pseudomonadota
Class:	Alphaproteobacteria
Order:	Hyphomicrobiales
Family:	Beijerinckiaceae
Genus:	Methylocapsa Dedysh et al. 2002[1]
Type species
Methylocapsa acidiphila[1]
Species[1]
Methylocapsa acidiphila Methylocapsa aurea Methylocapsa gorgona[2] Methylocapsa palsarum