Macromonas

Macromonas

[¦mak·rə′mō·nəs]

(microbiology)

A genus of gram-negative, chemolithotrophic bacteria; large, motile, cylindrical to bean-shaped cells containing sulfur granules and calcium carbonate inclusions.

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