 Methylobacterium, a New Genus of Facultatively Methylotrophic Bacteria by T. E. Patt and others

International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology26(2),226–229(1976), DOI10.1099/00207713-26-2-226. Publisher primary abstract/byline T. E. Patt, G. C. Cole and R. S. Hanson verified. Original description of pink rod-shaped isolates, type Methylobacterium organophilum and facultative carbon-source use. Historical description only: no assertion that every current member oxidizes methane, and no current methane-use claim inferred.