Halorubrum

Halorubrum
Scientific classification
Domain: Archaea
Kingdom: Methanobacteriati
Phylum: Halobacteriota
Class: Halobacteria
Order: Haloferacales
Family: Halorubraceae
Genus: Halorubrum
McGenity and Grant 1996
Type species
Halorubrum saccharovorum
(Tomlinson & Hochstein 1977) McGenity & Grant 1996
Species

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Synonyms
  • Halorubrobacterium Kamekura and Dyall-Smith 1996

Halorubrum is a genus in the family Halorubraceae. Halorubrum species are usually halophilic and can be found in waters with high salt concentration such as the Dead Sea or Lake Zabuye.