Halochromatium

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Halochromatium
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Halochromatium

Imhoff et al. 1998 [1]
Type species
Halochromatium salexigens [1]
Species

H. glycolicum [1]
H. roseum [1]
H. salexigens [1]

Halochromatium is a Gram-positive and motile genus of bacteria from the family of Chromatiaceae. [1] [2] [3] [4] Halochromatium bacteria occur in microbial mats from hypersaline habitates. [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Halochromatium". LPSN .
  2. "Halochromatium". www.uniprot.org.
  3. Parker, Charles Thomas; Wigley, Sarah; Garrity, George M (9 February 2009). Parker, Charles Thomas; Garrity, George M (eds.). "Taxonomic Abstract for the genera". NamesforLife, LLC. doi:10.1601/tx.2094.{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. 1 2 Brenner, Don J.; Krieg, Noel R.; Staley, James R. (2007). Bergey's Manual® of Systematic Bacteriology: Volume 2: The Proteobacteria, Part B: The Gammaproteobacteria. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN   9780387280226.