Macromonas bipunctata | |
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Moonmilk in the cave Bergmilchkammer | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria
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Phylum: | Pseudomonadota
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Class: | Betaproteobacteria
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Order: | Burkholderiales
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Family: | Comamonadaceae
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Genus: | Macromonas
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Species: | M. bipunctata
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Binomial name | |
Macromonas bipunctata (Gicklhorn 1920)
Utermöhl and Koppe |
Macromonas bipunctata is a Gram-negative, colorless, and heterotrophic sulfur bacterium of the genus Macromonas.[1] It is commonly found in sewage aeration tanks and caves where moonmilk has formed.[1][2] In the 1920s, researcher Gicklhorn first discovered this organism under the name Pseudomonas bipunctata.[2] After further study and culturing by Utermöhl and Koppe, in 1923, it was later renamed Macromonas bipunctata.[2] This organism is thought to be non-pathogenic species. In fact, the moonmilk produced was referenced as a remedy for infections in the Middle Ages.[3][4]
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