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Genus: | Halorubrum McGenity and Grant 1996 [1] |
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Halorubrum saccharovorum (Tomlinson & Hochstein 1977) McGenity & Grant 1996 | |
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Halorubrum is a genus in the family Halorubraceae. Halorubrum species are usually halophilic and can be found in waters with high salt concentration such as the Dead Sea or Lake Zabuye.
A population of the haloarchaea Halorubrum in its natural high salt concentration environment exchanged genetic information frequently by recombination. [2] This population exhibited a degree of linkage equilibrium approaching that of a sexual population.
In taxonomy, Halorubrum is a genus of the Halobacteriaceae. [3]
Halorubrum ejinorense was first isolated from Lake Ejinor in Inner Mongolia, China. [4]
Halorubrum lacusprofundi was first isolated in the 1980s from Deep Lake, Antarctica. [5] Its genome, sequenced in 2008, consists of two chromosomes (one 2.74 Mb and the other 0.53 Mb) and one plasmid (0.43 Mb). [6] Its β-galactosidase enzyme has been extensively studied to understand how proteins function in low-temperature, high-saline environments. [7] [8] One strain of H. lacusprofundi contains a plasmid for horizontal gene transfer, which takes place via a mechanism that uses vesicle-enclosed virus-like particles. [9]
Halorubrum sodomense was first identified in the Dead Sea in 1980. It requires a higher concentration of Mg2+ ions for growth than related halophiles. [10] Its cell surface membrane contains Archaerhodopsin-3 (AR3), a photoreceptor protein which harvests the energy from sunlight to establish a proton motive force that is used for ATP synthesis. [11] [12] Mutants of AR3 are widely used as tools in optogenetics for neuroscience research. [13]
Halorubrum tibetense was first isolated from Lake Zabuye in Tibet, China. [14]
Halorubrum xinjiangense was first isolated from Xiao-Er-Kule Lake in Xinjiang, China. [15]
Several species and novel binomial names have been proposed, but not validly published. published.
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) [1] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). [3]
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A halophile is an extremophile that thrives in high salt concentrations. In chemical terms, halophile refers to a Lewis acidic species that has some ability to extract halides from other chemical species.
Halobacterium is a genus in the family Halobacteriaceae.
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In taxonomy, Haloplanus is a genus of the Halobacteriaceae.
Haloterrigena is a genus of the Natrialbaceae.
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Natrinema is a genus of the Natrialbaceae.
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Shiladitya DasSarma is a molecular biologist well-known for contributions to the biology of halophilic and extremophilic microorganisms. He is a Professor in the University of Maryland Baltimore. He earned a PhD degree in biochemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a BS degree in chemistry from Indiana University Bloomington. Prior to taking a faculty position, he conducted research at the Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, and Pasteur Institute, Paris.
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