methylobacterium soli methylobacterium soli methylobacterium soli is a gram-negative, non-spore-forming and rod-shaped bacteria from the genus of methylobacterium which has been isolated from forest soil in the sichuan province in china. methylobacterium soli has the ability to utilize methanol. methylobacterium soli scientific classification domain: bacteria phylum: pseudomonadota class: alphaproteobacteria order: hyphomicrobiales family: methylobacteriaceae genus: methylobacterium species: m. soli binomial name methylobacterium solicao et al. 2013 type strain cctcc aa 208027, kctc 22810, yim 48816