Salinibacter ruber

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Salinibacter ruber[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Bacteria
Division: Bacteroidetes/Chlorobi group
Class: Bacteroidetes
Order: Sphingobacteria
Family: Rhodothermaceae
Genus: Salinibacter

Salinibacter ruber is an extreme halophile (salt-loving organism) that lives in concentrations of salt from 20 to 30%.[2]

References [change]

  1. "Salinibacter ruber DSM 13855". National Center for Biotechnology Information. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/Taxonomy/Browser/wwwtax.cgi?id=309807. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  2. J. Anton, A. Oren, et al.. "Salinibacter ruber gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel, extremely halophilic member of the Bacteria from saltern crystallizer ponds". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. http://ijs.sgmjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/52/2/485. Retrieved 19 December 2010.