Halochromatium
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| Halochromatium | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Chromatiales |
| Family: | Chromatiaceae |
| Genus: | Halochromatium Imhoff et al. 1998[1] |
| Type species | |
| Halochromatium salexigens[1] | |
| Species | |
Halochromatium is a Gram-positive and motile genus of bacteria from the family of Chromatiaceae.[1][2][3][4] Halochromatium bacteria occur in microbial mats from hypersaline habitates.[4]
