Halofilum
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| Halofilum | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Pseudomonadota |
| Class: | Gammaproteobacteria |
| Order: | Chromatiales |
| Family: | Ectothiorhodospiraceae |
| Genus: | Halofilum Xia et al. 2017[1] |
| Type species | |
| Halofilum ochraceum[1] | |
Halofilum is a Gram-negative and facultative anaerobic genus of bacteria from the family of Ectothiorhodospiraceae with one known species (Halofilum ochraceum).[1][2][3][4] Halofilum ochraceum has been isolated from a marine solar saltern from the coast of Weihai in China.[4]