| T number | T00205 |
| Org code | mca |
| Aliases | METCA, 243233 |
| Full name | Methylococcus capsulatus |
| Definition | Methylococcus capsulatus Bath |
| Annotation | manual |
| Taxonomy | TAX: 243233 |
| Lineage | Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Methylococcales; Methylococcaceae; Methylococcus |
| Data source | GenBank (Assembly: GCA_000008325.1)
BioProject: 21 |
| Keywords | Methanotroph, Ammonia oxidation, Methylotroph |
| Comment | Obligate methanotroph.
Capable of growing on sugars, oxidize chemolithotrophic hydrogen and sulfur, and live under reduced oxygen tension.
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| Chromosome | Circular |
| Sequence | GB: AE017282 |
| Length | 3304561 |
| Statistics | Number of nucleotides: 3304561
Number of protein genes: 2960
Number of RNA genes: 54
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| Reference | PMID: 15383840 |
| Authors | Ward N et al. |
| Title | Genomic insights into methanotrophy: the complete genome sequence of Methylococcus capsulatus (Bath). |
| Journal | PLoS Biol 2:e303 (2004)
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0020303 |
Methylococcus capsulatus