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The halobacteria (also halomebacteria) are a class of archaea, found in water saturated or nearly saturated with salt.
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Natronorubrum The halobacteria are a family of archaea, found in water saturated or nearly saturated with salt. They are also called halophiles, though this name is also used for other organisms which live in somewhat less concentrated salt water.
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Halobacteria, which grow in extremely salty water, are facultative aerobes, they can grow when oxygen is absent. Purple pigments, known as retinal (a pigment also found in the human eye) act similar to chlorophyll.
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Haloferax volcanii is a salt-loving archaeon belonging to the family Halobacteriaceae. Halophilic archaea exhibit obligate halophilism and require 2-5 M salt concentration for viability.
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