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Halobacteriaceae

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.

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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.

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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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  • Bacteria (1966-1974)
  • Pseudomonadaceae (1975)

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Halobacteriaceae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006216. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006216
  2. Halobacteriaceae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halobacteriaceae
  3. Halobacteriaceae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q764133