Diversity of extremely halophilic bacteria

被引:101
作者
Kamekura, M [1 ]
机构
[1] Noda Inst Sci Res, Noda, Chiba 2780037, Japan
关键词
Halobacterium; Haloarcula; Halococcus; Halorubrum; Natrialba; Halobaculum; Natronomonas; Natronobacterium; Natronococcus; 16S rRNA genes; Halophilic archaea;
D O I
10.1007/s007920050071
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
In this review, the history of the classification of the family Halobacteriaceae, the extremely halophilic aerobic Archaea, is reviewed with some emphasis on the recently described new genera Halobaculum, Halorubrum, Natrialba, Natronomonas, and "Haloterrigena." Speculation is made about the evolutionary relationship between members of the Halobacteriaceae and the extremely halophilic, anaerobic methanogens of the genera Methanohalobium and Methanohalophilus. Efforts to find missing links between the two groups are also reviewed.
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