Halorhabdus tiamatea

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Halorhabdus tiamatea
Scientific classification
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Halobacteria
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H. tiamatea
Binomial name
Halorhabdus tiamatea
Antunes et al. 2008[1]

Halorhabdus tiamatea is a halophilic

archaeon isolated from the Red Sea. With its extremely high salinity optimum of 27% NaCl, Halorhabdus has one of the highest reported salinity optima of any living organism. [citation needed
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Genome structure

The genome of Halorhabdus was sequenced in August 2014.[2] The G + C content of its DNA is estimated to be 64%.

References

  1. Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen
    . Retrieved 2022-07-12.
  2. PMID 24428220
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Further reading

  • Gibbons, NE (1974). "Family V. Halobacteriaceae fam. nov.". In RE Buchanan; NE Gibbons (eds.). Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology (8th ed.). Baltimore: The Williams & Wilkins Co.