believed to be formed by invaginations of the inner cell membrane. More of these intracytoplasmic membranes are produced when M. capsulatus is grown at a high copper-to-biomass ratio. In addition to methane, M. capsulatus is able to oxidize some organic hydrogen-containing compounds such as methanol.It has been used commercially to produce animal feed from natural gas.

Metabolism and genetics

Methylococcus capsulatus is

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