Acetohalobium arabaticum
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''Acetohalobium arabaticum'' is the
type species In zoological nomenclature, a type species (''species typica'') is the species name with which the name of a genus or subgenus is considered to be permanently taxonomically associated, i.e., the species that contains the biological type specime ...
of the genus '' Acetohalobium''. It is a
prokaryote A prokaryote () is a single-celled organism that lacks a nucleus and other membrane-bound organelles. The word ''prokaryote'' comes from the Greek πρό (, 'before') and κάρυον (, 'nut' or 'kernel').Campbell, N. "Biology:Concepts & Conne ...
that can expand its genetic code from 20 to 21 amino acids (by including pyrrolysine) under different conditions of growth.


Strains

Strain Z-7288 (= DSM 5501 = ATCC 49924) is the type strain of the species.


See also

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Genetic code The genetic code is the set of rules used by living cells to translate information encoded within genetic material ( DNA or RNA sequences of nucleotide triplets, or codons) into proteins. Translation is accomplished by the ribosome, which links ...


References


External links


Complete genome sequence of Acetohalobium arabaticum type strain (Z-7288)Type strain of ''Acetohalobium arabaticum'' at Bac''Dive'' - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase
Halanaerobiales {{clostridia-stub