Zahustenom
Zahustenom is a fictional genus of microorganisms created for educational and speculative fiction contexts to illustrate microbial classification, phylogeny, and experimental reasoning. It is not recognized by real-world taxonomic databases and has no verified isolates.
Taxonomy and naming: In educational materials, Zahustenom is placed in Domain Bacteria with a deliberately fictional
Morphology and physiology: Zahustenom species are depicted as Gram-negative, rod-shaped cells about 0.8–1.5 μm in length,
Ecology and role: In fiction, Zahustenom is described as inhabiting simulated airway microcosms or laboratory-constructed microbiomes;
See also: Speculative biology, Taxonomy, Bacteria in fiction, Educational microbiology.