Species ID:

25

Species name:

Haloferax volcanii

Halotolerance:

Moderate

Salinity concentration/range(w/v):

6% - 29%, optimum 10% - 15%

Genome availability:

complete genome

Taxonomy:

Archaea(Domain)>>Archaeabacteria(Kingdom)>>Euryarchaeota(Phylum)>>Halobacteria(Class)>>

Haloferacales(Order)>>Haloferacaceae(Family)>>Haloferax(Genus)

Taxonomy source:

ncbi taxonomy browser

Notes:

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Bibliography:

Title    Development of Additional Selectable Markers for the Halophilic Archaeon Haloferax volcanii Based on the leuB and trpA Genes Author/s    Allers T, Ngo HP, Mevarech M, Lloyd RG Journal    Appl Environ Microbiol. 2004 Feb;70(2):943-53

Title    Halobacterium volcanii spec. nov., a Dead Sea halobacterium with a moderate salt requirement Author/s    Mullakhanbhai MF and Larsen H Journal    Arch Microbiol. 1975 Aug 28;104(3):207-14