Halorhodospira halophila

Halorhodospira halophila
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Pseudomonadota
Class:
Gammaproteobacteria
Order:
Chromatiales
Family:
Ectothiorhodospiraceae
Genus:
Halorhodospira
Species:
H. halophila
Binomial name
Halorhodospira halophila
(Raymond and Sistrom 1969) Imhoff and Süling 1997[1]

Halorhodospira halophila is a species of Halorhodospira distinguished by its ability to grow optimally in an environment of 15–20% salinity. It was formerly called Ectothiorhodospira halophila. It is an anaerobic, rod-shaped Gram-negative bacterium. H. halophila has a flagellum.

  1. ^ Parte, A.C. "Halorhodospira". LPSN.
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