| Halomonas titanicae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Oceanospirillales |
| Family: | Halomonadaceae |
| Genus: | Halomonas |
| Species: | H. titanicae
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| Binomial name | |
| Halomonas titanicae Mann, Kaur, Sánchez-Porro & Ventosa 2010[1]
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Halomonas titanicae is a gram-negative, halophilic species of bacteria which was isolated in 2010 from rusticles recovered from the wreck of the RMS Titanic.[1] It has been estimated by Henrietta Mann, one of the researchers that first isolated it, that the action of microbes like Halomonas titanicae may bring about the total deterioration of the Titanic by 2030.[2] While the bacteria have been identified as a potential danger to oil rigs and other man-made objects in the deep sea, they also have the potential to be used in bioremediation to accelerate the decomposition of shipwrecks littering the ocean floor.[3][4]
- ^ a b Cristina Sánchez-Porro; Bhavleen Kaur; Henrietta Mann; Antonio Ventosa (2010). "Halomonas titanicae sp. nov., a halophilic bacterium isolated from the RMS Titanic" (PDF). International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 60 (12): 2768–2774. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.020628-0. PMID 20061494. S2CID 693485. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-02-23.
- ^ "'Extremophile Bacteria' Will Eat Away Wreck of the Titanic by 2030". 2016-09-07. Archived from the original on 2016-09-07. Retrieved 2022-10-31.
- ^ Betsy Mason (May 24, 2011). "Top 10 New Species Discovered in 2010". Wired. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ "New species of bacteria found in Titanic 'rusticles'". BBC News. December 6, 2010. Retrieved June 7, 2011.