Methylosinus sporium 5 is a Gram-negative bacterium that was isolated from groundwater aquifer. 

Name and taxonomic classification:

Last LPSN update: 14-12-2023 (DD-MM-YYYY)

Domain: "Bacteria"

Phylum: Pseudomonadota

Class: Alphaproteobacteria

Order: Hyphomicrobiales

Family: Methylocystaceae

Genus: Methylosinus

Species: Methylosinus sporium

Full Scientific Name (LPSN): Methylosinus sporium (ex Whittenbury et al. 1970) Bowman et al. 1993

Culture medium:

METHYLOSARCINA QUISQUILLARUM AND M. FIBRATA MEDIUM (DSMZ Medium 921)

Temperature: 

Growth 28 °C 

Isolation, sampling and environmental information:

Sample type/isolated from: groundwater aquifer

Culture collection no.: DSM 17706, ACM 3306, ATCC 35069, IMET 10545, NCIMB 11126, UNIQEM 60