Methylonatrum is a genus of bacteria from the class of purple sulfur bacteria with one known species (Methylohalomonas lacus).[1][2][3] Methylonatrum kenyense has been isolated from hypersaline lakes from the Kulunda Steppe in Russia.[4][5]

Methylonatrum
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Methylonatrum

Sorokin et al. 2007[1]
Type species
Methylonatrum kenyense[1]
Species

M. kenyense[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Methylonatrum". LPSN.
  2. ^ "Methylonatrum". www.uniprot.org.
  3. ^ Parker, Charles Thomas; Wigley, Sarah; Garrity, George M. (2009). Parker, Charles Thomas; Garrity, George M (eds.). "Taxonomy of the genus Methylonatrum Sorokin et al. 2007". doi:10.1601/tx.11539. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ Sorokin, DY; Trotsenko, YA; Doronina, NV; Tourova, TP; Galinski, EA; Kolganova, TV; Muyzer, G (December 2007). "Methylohalomonas lacus gen. nov., sp. nov. and Methylonatrum kenyense gen. nov., sp. nov., methylotrophic gammaproteobacteria from hypersaline lakes". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 57 (Pt 12): 2762–9. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.64955-0. PMID 18048722.
  5. ^ "Details: DSM-15732". www.dsmz.de.