Halomonas titanicae
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Halomonas titanicae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Bacteria |
Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
Order: | Oceanospirillales |
Family: | Halomonadaceae |
Genus: | Halomonas |
Species: | H. titanicae |
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]