Halorubrum salsolis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Archaea |
Kingdom: | Euryarchaeota |
Class: | Halobacteria |
Order: | Haloferacales |
Family: | Halorubraceae |
Genus: | Halorubrum |
Species: | H. salsolis
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Binomial name | |
Halorubrum salsolis |
"Halorubrum salsolis" is an undescribed species of halobacteria which is known to live in the Great Salt Lake in the United States. [1]
The microbe was named by two children who took part in a naming contest held by the discoverers of the organism in 2006; the children independently suggested salsolis as the species name for the microbe. [2]
This halophilic extremophile lives in water 10 times saltier than the ocean. [1] It contains carotenoids that make it resistant to ultraviolet rays. [1]
Halorubrum salsolis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Archaea |
Kingdom: | Euryarchaeota |
Class: | Halobacteria |
Order: | Haloferacales |
Family: | Halorubraceae |
Genus: | Halorubrum |
Species: | H. salsolis
|
Binomial name | |
Halorubrum salsolis |
"Halorubrum salsolis" is an undescribed species of halobacteria which is known to live in the Great Salt Lake in the United States. [1]
The microbe was named by two children who took part in a naming contest held by the discoverers of the organism in 2006; the children independently suggested salsolis as the species name for the microbe. [2]
This halophilic extremophile lives in water 10 times saltier than the ocean. [1] It contains carotenoids that make it resistant to ultraviolet rays. [1]