Methylomirabilaceae | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Methylomirabilota |
Class: | Methylomirabilacaea |
Order: | Methylomirabilales |
Family: | Methylomirabilaceae Chuvochina et al. 2023[1] |
Methylomirabilaceae is a family of bacteria,[2] represented by type genus Ca. Methylomirabilis. Represented most famously by the novel methane-oxidizing bacterium Ca. Methylomirabilis oxyfera,[3] which appears to split oxygen from nitrates, it contains several other genera not yet described.
SILVA 138.1[3][4] lists 6 uncultured genera currently within the family:
These genera are consistently described in methane-rich environments,[5][6][7] but only Candidatus Methylomirabilis is confidently described as a methane-oxidizer.