Discovery of the Streamlined Haloarchaeon Halorutilus salinus, Comprising a New Order Widespread in Hypersaline Environments across the World

ABSTRACT The class Halobacteria is one of the most diverse groups within the Euryarchaeota phylum, whose members are ubiquitously distributed in hypersaline environments, where they often constitute the major population. Here, we report the discovery and isolation of a new halophilic archaeon, strai...

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Main Authors: Ana Durán-Viseras, Cristina Sánchez-Porro, Tomeu Viver, Konstantinos T. Konstantinidis, Antonio Ventosa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-04-01
Series:mSystems
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msystems.01198-22