Natronobacterium | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Archaea |
Kingdom: | Methanobacteriati |
Phylum: | Halobacteriota |
Class: | Halobacteria |
Order: | Natrialbales |
Family: | Natrialbaceae |
Genus: | Natronobacterium Tindall et al. 1984 emend. Tindall 2001 [1] |
Type species | |
Natronobacterium gregoryi Tindall et al. 1984 | |
Species | |
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Synonyms [2] | |
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Natronobacterium is a genus of archaeans in the family the Natrialbaceae. [1] A member of the domain Archaea, it is both an extreme halophile and alkaliphile, thriving at an optimum saline concentration of 20% and optimum pH of 10.
As of 2022, there are 2 species described in this genus. [2]