Halomonas titanicae

Halomonas titanicae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Proteobacteria
Class: Gammaproteobacteria
Order: Oceanospirillales
Family: Halomonadaceae
Genus: Halomonas
Species: H. titanicae
Binomial name
Halomonas titanicae
Mann, Kaur, Sánchez-Porro & Ventosa[1]

Halomonas titanicae is a species of bacteria which was found on rusticles in the wreck of the RMS Titanic.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ Cristina Sánchez-Porro, Bhavleen Kaur, Henrietta Mann & Antonio Ventosa (2010). "Halomonas titanicae sp. nov., a halophilic bacterium isolated from the RMS Titanic". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 60: 2768–2774. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.020628-0. PMID 20061494. 
  2. ^ Betsy Mason (May 24, 2011). "Top 10 New Species Discovered in 2010". Wired. http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2011/05/2010-species-gallery/?pid=1290. Retrieved June 7, 2011. 
  3. ^ "New species of bacteria found in Titanic 'rusticles'". BBC News. December 6, 2010. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11926932. Retrieved June 7, 2011.