Macromonas bipunctata

Macromonas bipunctata
Moonmilk in the cave Bergmilchkammer
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Pseudomonadota
Class:
Betaproteobacteria
Order:
Burkholderiales
Family:
Comamonadaceae
Genus:
Macromonas
Species:
M. bipunctata
Binomial name
Macromonas bipunctata

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]

  1. ^ a b Dubininia, Galina A., Fred A. Rainey, and J. GiJs Kuenen (1924). Genus VII. Macromonas Utermohl and Koppe in Koppe 1924. Vol. 2. pp. 721–724. ISBN 978-0-387-24145-6. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b c Eprintsev, A. T., Falaleeva, M. I., Klimova, M. A., & Parfenova, N. V. (2006). "Isolation and properties of malate dehydrogenase from Meso-and thermophilic bacteria". Applied Biochemistry and Microbiology. 42 (3): 241–245. doi:10.1134/S0003683806030033. S2CID 5886877.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ La Rivière, J.W.M.; Schmidt, K. (2006). "Morphologically Conspicuous Sulfur-Oxidizing Eubacteria". In Dworkin, M.; Falkow, S.; Rosenberg, E.; Schleifer, K. H.; Stackebrandt, E. (eds.). The Prokaryotes. Vol. 7 (3rd ed.). Springer. pp. 941–954. doi:10.1007/0-387-30747-8_40. ISBN 0-387-30747-8.
  4. ^ Robertson, L. A., Muyzer, G. Kuenen, J. G. (2006). "Colorless Sulfur Bacteria". The Prokaryotes. Vol. 2. pp. 985–999. doi:10.1007/978-3-642-30141-4_78. ISBN 978-3-642-30140-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)