''Halospina'' is an extremely
halophilic
The halophiles, named after the Greek word for "salt-loving", are extremophiles that thrive in high salt concentrations. While most halophiles are classified into the domain Archaea, there are also bacterial halophiles and some eukaryotic species, ...
genus of bacteria from the family of
Hahellaceae
The ''Hahellaceae'' are a family of Pseudomonadota in the order of Oceanospirillales
The Oceanospirillales are an order of Pseudomonadota with ten families.
Description
Bacteria in the ''Oceanospirillales'' are metabolically and morphologic ...
with one known species (''
Halospina denitrificans'').
hypersaline lake
A hypersaline lake is a landlocked body of water that contains significant concentrations of sodium chloride, brines, and other salts, with saline levels surpassing that of ocean water (3.5%, i.e. ).
Specific microbial species can thrive in ...
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References
Oceanospirillales
Bacteria genera
Monotypic bacteria genera
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