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Halobacteriaceae MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Halobacteriaceae
Tree Number(s)
B02.200.400.400
Unique ID
D006216
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006216
Scope Note
A family of extremely halophilic archaea found in environments with high salt concentrations, such as salt lakes, evaporated brines, or salted fish. Halobacteriaceae are either obligate aerobes or facultative anaerobes and are divided into at least twenty-six genera including: HALOARCULA; HALOBACTERIUM; HALOCOCCUS; HALOFERAX; HALORUBRUM; NATRONOBACTERIUM; and NATRONOCOCCUS.
Registry Numbers
txid2236
Previous Indexing
Bacteria (1966-1974)
Pseudomonadaceae (1975)
See Also
Salt Tolerance
Public MeSH Note
76
History Note
76
Date Introduced
1976/01/01
Last Updated
2020/08/13
Halobacteriaceae Preferred
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