Sporohalobacter

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iSporohalobacter
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Phylum: Firmicutes
Class: Clostridia
Order: Haloanaerobiales
Family: Haloanaerobiaceae
Genus: Sporohalobacter

Sporohalobacter are a genus of anerobic bacteria belonging to the family Haloanaerobiaceae.[1] The organisms are spore-forming bacteria that grow in hypersaline environments.[2]


[edit] References

  1. ^ Oren A, Gurevich P, Henis Y (1991). "Reduction of nitrosubstituted aromatic compounds by the halophilic anaerobic eubacteria Haloanaerobium praevalens and Sporohalobacter marismortui.". Appl Environ Microbiol 57 (11): 3367-70. PMID 1669931.
  2. ^ Ollivier B, Caumette P, Garcia J, Mah R (1994). "Anaerobic bacteria from hypersaline environments.". Microbiol Rev 58 (1): 27-38. PMID 8177169.