Organisms

Haloferax

A genus of extremely halophilic HALOBACTERIACEAE which are chemoheterotropic and strictly aerobic. They are found in neutral saline environments such as salt lakes (especially the Dead Sea) and marine salterns.

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A genus of extremely halophilic HALOBACTERIACEAE which are chemoheterotropic and strictly aerobic. They are found in neutral saline environments such as salt lakes (especially the Dead Sea) and marine salterns.

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Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

a genus of Halobacteriaceae, extremely halophilic

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98

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Previous Indexing

  • Archaea (1989-1997)
  • Halobacteriaceae (1990-1997)

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  1. B02w.200w.400w.400w.440w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Haloferax. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D019621. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D019621
  2. Haloferax. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haloferax
  3. Haloferax. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3126194