methanotroph

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and methanotroph

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while methanotroph is any bacteria that employs methane as a source of carbon and of energy.

As nouns the difference between methanotroph and methylotroph

is that methanotroph is any bacteria that employs methane as a source of carbon and of energy while methylotroph is any organism that utilizes simple methyl compounds (such as methane or methanol) as a source of carbon and of energy.

Methanotroph is a related term of methanotrophy.

As nouns the difference between methanotroph and methanotrophy

is that methanotroph is any bacteria that employs methane as a source of carbon and of energy while methanotrophy is (biology) the bacterial use of methane as a source of carbon and of energy.

As a noun methanotroph

is any bacteria that employs methane as a source of carbon and of energy.

As an adjective methanotrophic is

of or pertaining to a methanotroph or to methanotrophy.