Methylocapsa aurea

Methylocapsa aurea is a Gram-negative, aerobic, non-motile bacteria from the genus of Methylocapsa which was isolated from forest soil in Germany.^[3][4] It is a facultative methanotroph.

Methylocapsa aurea
Scientific classification
Domain:	Bacteria
Phylum:	Pseudomonadota
Class:	Alphaproteobacteria
Order:	Hyphomicrobiales
Family:	Beijerinckiaceae
Genus:	Methylocapsa
Species:	M. aurea
Binomial name
Methylocapsa aurea Dunfield et al. 2010[1]
Type strain
DSM 22158, KYG, VKM B-2544[2]