👉 Macronycteris is a bacterium that belongs to the class of Gram-negative bacteria, commonly known as anaerobes or bacilli. It has a cell wall composed mostly of peptidoglycan and contains an outer membrane similar to those of gram-positive bacteria but lacking the peptidoglycan layer. Macronycteris is characterized by its large size (up to 10 micrometers in diameter) and its ability to grow rapidly under anaerobic