Natronobacterium

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Natronobacterium
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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
Synonyms [2]
  • Natronobacteria

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.

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Taxonomy

As of 2022, there are 2 species described in this genus. [2]

Proposed species
Species formerly placed in this taxon.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 See the NCBI webpage on Natronobacterium. Data extracted from the "NCBI taxonomy resources". National Center for Biotechnology Information . Retrieved 2007-03-19.
  2. 1 2 Page Genus: Natronobacterium on "LPSN - List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature". Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen . Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  3. Page Species: Natronobacterium chahanensis on "LPSN - List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature". Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen . Retrieved 2022-07-15.
  4. Page Species: Natronobacterium innemongoliae on "LPSN - List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature". Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen . Retrieved 2022-07-15.

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