methylobacterium persicinum methylobacterium persicinum methylobacterium persicinum is a gram-negative, facultatively methylotrophic, strictly aerobic and non-spore-forming bacteria from the genus of methylobacterium which has been isolated from water from a food factory in japan. methylobacterium persicinum scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: pseudomonadota class: alphaproteobacteria order: hyphomicrobiales family: methylobacteriaceae genus: methylobacterium species: m. persicinum binomial name methylobacterium persicinumkato et al. 2008 type strain 002-165, dsm 19562, nbrc 103628, ncimb 14378