methylobacterium komagatae methylobacterium komagatae methylobacterium komagatae is a gram-negative, strictly aerobic, facultatively methylotrophic and non-spore-forming bacteria from the genus of methylobacterium which has been isolated from water from a food factory in japan. methylobacterium komagatae scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: pseudomonadota class: alphaproteobacteria order: hyphomicrobiales family: methylobacteriaceae genus: methylobacterium species: m. komagatae binomial name methylobacterium komagataekato et al. 2008 type strain 002-079, dsm 19563, nbrc 103627, ncimb 14377