Methylorubrum rhodesianum is a species of alphaproteobacteria. It has been found on the International Space Station (ISS) amongst others.Jacinta Bowler: Microbes Unknown to Science Discovered on The International Space Station. sciencealert, 16 MARCH 2021
Methylorubrum rhodesianum has the potential to be a biofertilizer due to its ability to fix nitrogen. By associating with plants, it can enhance nutrients and support plant growth, helping improve agricultural practices in a sustainable way.
References
Whittenbury, J. E., et al. "Studies on the methane-oxidizing bacterium." Journal of General Microbiology 77.1 (1973): 7-33. Dunfield, Peter F., et al. "The Methanotrophs-The Families Methylococcaceae and Methylocystaceae." The Prokaryotes: Alphaproteobacteria and Betaproteobacteria (2014): 105-134.
Further reading
External links
LPSN Type strain of Methylobacterium rhodesianum at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase