methylobacterium adhaesivum methylobacterium adhaesivum methylobacterium adhaesivum is a gram-negative, methylotrophic, non-spore-forming strictly aerobic and motile bacteria from the genus of methylobacterium which has been isolated from drinking water in seville in spain. methylobacterium adhaesivum scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: pseudomonadota class: alphaproteobacteria order: hyphomicrobiales family: methylobacteriaceae genus: methylobacterium species: m. adhaesivum binomial name methylobacterium adhaesivumgallego et al. 2006 type strain ar27, ccm 7305, cect 7069, dsm 17169, kctc 22099, lmg 28244, ncimb 14625, ventosa ar27, willems r-52860