methane-oxidizing organelle
A cytoplasmic, membrane-bounded compartment found within Methanotrophic bacteria that contains enzymes and electron transfer proteins for methane catabolism. This structure is analogous to the thylakoid of Cyanobacteria and the anammoxosome of anaerobic ammonium oxidation organisms.
GO:0043231
intracellular membrane-bounded organelle
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GO:0005737
cytoplasm
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methane-oxidizing compartment
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methanotroph intracytoplasmic membrane-bound compartment
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