| Cross Index | Macromonas |
| SuperSet | Prokaryote, Eubacteria Aerobic Chemolithotrophic Bacteria |
| Compare | Nitrifying bacteria:
Sulfur Oxidizing Acidiphilium Macromonas Thermothrix thiopara Thiobacillus, Thiobacterium, Thiodendron latens, Thiomicrospira, Thiosphaera, Thiospira, Thiovulum majus Hydrogen Bacteria: Hydrogenbacter thermophilus Iron & Manganese bacteria: Aquaspirillum , Bilophococcus, Gallionella ferrunginea, Leptospirillum, Metallogenium , Naumanniella, Ochrobium tectum, Sulfobacillus thermosulfidooxidans, Siderocapsa, Siderococcus limoniticus, |
| Contrast | Archaea |
| Subset | The genus comprises two species |
| Morphology | Macromonas |
| CELLULAR |
| Staining | |
| Morphology | Cylindrical to bean-shaped cells |
| Motility | motile by one polar flagellum, consisting of a tuft of flagella. |
| Specialized structures | Several large inclusions, possibly of calcium carbonate, sometimes accompanied by sulfur globules.. No resting stages known. |
| Division | Multiplication by constriction, followed by fission |
| COLONIAL |
| Solid surface | Have not been grown in pure culture |
| Liquid |
| Growth Parameters | Macromonas |
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| Genome | Macromonas |
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| Reference | Macromonas |
| First citation | Utermohl and Koppe in Koppe,F. 1924. Die Schlammflora der ostholsteinoschen Seen und des Bodensees. Arch. Hydrobiol 14: 619-672 |
| The Prokaryotes | |
| Bergey's Systematatic | p 1838 J. W.M. LaRieviere and G. A. Dubinina |
| Bergey's Determinative | p 431 |
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