- Source: Halorhabdus
Halorhabdus is a genus of halophilic archaea in the Haloarculaceae. With an extremely high salinity optimum of 27% NaCl, Halorhabdus has one of the highest reported salinity optima of any living organism.
Phylogeny
The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).
See also
List of Archaea genera
References
Further reading
= Scientific journals
=Waino M, Tindall BJ, Ingvorsen K (2000). "Halorhabdus utahensis gen. nov., sp. nov., an aerobic, extremely halophilic member of the Archaea from Great Salt Lake, Utah". Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 50: 183–190. doi:10.1099/00207713-50-1-183. PMID 10826803.
Euzeby JP, Boemare NE (2000). "The modern Latin word rhabdus belongs to the feminine gender, inducing necessary corrections according to Rules 65(2),12c(1) and 13b of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision)". Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 50 (4): 1691–1692. doi:10.1099/00207713-50-4-1691. PMID 10939678.
Oren A, Ventosa A (2000). "International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Halobacteriaceae. Minutes of the meetings, 16 August 1999, Sydney, Australia". Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 50 (3): 1405–1407. doi:10.1099/00207713-50-3-1405. PMID 10843089.
= Scientific books
=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.