Archaeon
halobacteriaceae
Subclass of:
Halobacteriales
Definitions related to halobacteriaceae:
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A family of extremely halophilic archaea found in environments with high salt concentrations, such as salt lakes, evaporated brines, or salted fish. Halobacteriaceae are either obligate aerobes or facultative anaerobes and are divided into at least twenty-six genera including: HALOARCULA; HALOBACTERIUM; HALOCOCCUS; HALOFERAX; HALORUBRUM; NATRONOBACTERIUM; and NATRONOCOCCUS.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Family of extremely halophilic archaea found in environments with high salt concentrations, such as salt lakes, evaporated brines, or salted fish; Halobacteriaceae are either obligate aerobes or facultative anaerobes and are divided into six genera: Haloarcula, Halobacterium, Halococcus, Haloferax, Natronobacterium, and Natronococcus.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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