Natronobacterium
Genus of Halobacteria
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Natronobacterium is a genus of archaeans in the family the Natrialbaceae.[1] A member of the domain Archaea, it is both an extreme halophile and alkaliphile, thriving at an optimum saline concentration of 20% and optimum pH of 10.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Archaea |
| Kingdom: | Methanobacteriati |
| Phylum: | Methanobacteriota |
| Class: | Halobacteria |
| Order: | Natrialbales |
| Family: | Natrialbaceae |
| Genus: | Natronobacterium Tindall et al. 1984 emend. Tindall 2001[1] |
| Type species | |
| Natronobacterium gregoryi Tindall et al. 1984 | |
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Taxonomy
As of 2022, there are 2 species described in this genus.[2]
- Proposed species
- Natronobacterium chahanensis and Natronobacterium innemongoliae are proposed names for strains isolated from soda lakes in China. As of 2022, the descriptions from 1989 (N. chahanensis)[3] and 1997 (N. innemongoliae)[4] are not validly published.
- Species formerly placed in this taxon.
- Natronobacterium magadii, now Natrialba magadii
- Natronobacterium nitratireducens, now Halobiforma nitratireducens
- Natronobacterium pharaonis, now Natronomonas pharaonis
- Natronobacterium vacuolatum, now Halorubrum vacuolatum
