Halobacteria
Sign in to saveHaloarchaea (halophilic archaea, halophilic archaebacteria, halobacteria) are a class of archaea under the phylum Euryarchaeota, found in water saturated or nearly saturated with salt. 'Halobacteria' are now recognized as archaea rather than bacteria and are one of the largest groups of archaea. The name 'halobacteria' was assigned to this group of organisms before the existence of the domain Archaea was realized, and while valid according to taxonomic rules, should be updated. Halophilic archaea are generally referred to as haloarchaea to distinguish them from halophilic bacteria.
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- Methanobacteriota
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- P427
- Halobacterium
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Haloarchaea (halophilic archaea, halophilic archaebacteria, halobacteria) are a class of archaea under the phylum Euryarchaeota, found in water saturated or nearly saturated with salt. 'Halobacteria' are now recognized as archaea rather than bacteria and are one of the largest groups of archaea. The name 'halobacteria' was assigned to this group of organisms before the existence of the domain Archaea was realized, and while valid according to taxonomic rules, should be updated. Halophilic archaea are generally referred to as haloarchaea to distinguish them from halophilic bacteria.
These halophilic microorganisms require high salt concentrations to grow, with most species requiring more than 2M NaCl for growth and survival.