''Halofilum'' is a Gram-negative and

facultative anaerobic A facultative anaerobic organism is an organism that makes ATP by aerobic respiration if oxygen is present, but is capable of switching to fermentation if oxygen is absent. Some examples of facultatively anaerobic bacteria are '' Staphylococc ...

genus of bacteria from the family of Ectothiorhodospiraceae with one known species ('' Halofilum ochraceum''). ''Halofilum ochraceum'' has been isolated from a marine solar saltern from the coast of Weihai in

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

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Chromatiales Bacteria genera Monotypic bacteria genera Taxa described in 2017 {{Chromatiales-stub