Definition: A genus of gram-negative, aerobic, facultatively methylotrophic rods occurring singly or occasionally in rosettes. Members of this genus are usually motile and are isolated from soil, dust, fresh water, lake sediments, leaf surfaces, rice, air, and hospital environments. (From Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 9th ed)
infection: coord IM with GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS (IM); DF: METHYLOBACT
ExamplesMethylobacterium extorquens
