Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various rod-shaped, halophilic, pigmented archaea of the genus Halobacterium, some of which produce bacteriorhodopsin to facilitate ATP synthesis during periods of oxygen deficiency.
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- noun Any of various
extremophiles , of genusHalobacteria , found in water saturated or nearly saturated withsalt .
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- noun halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin Halobactērium, genus name : halo– + bacterium (from the fact that archaea such as halobacteria were formerly classified as bacteria).]
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halo- + bacterium
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Mahairas GG, Berquist B, Pan M, et al. (2000) From the cover: genome sequence of halobacterium species NRC-1.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Kenia Whitehead et al. 2009
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Edit what is the halobacterium salinarum’s diet? nikki replied to comment from fnxtr
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