''Natronovirga'' is a

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, ...

, thermophilic

alkaliphilic Alkaliphiles are a class of extremophilic microbes capable of survival in alkaline ( pH roughly 8.5–11) environments, growing optimally around a pH of 10. These bacteria can be further categorized as obligate alkaliphiles (those that require high ...

, and anaerobic genus of bacteria from the family of

Natranaerobiaceae The Natranaerobiaceae are a family of bacteria placed within the class Clostridia. This family contains the thermophilic bacterial species ''Natranaerobius thermophilus'' and the related species ''Natranaerobaculum magadiense''. Phylogeny See ...

with one known species ('' Natronovirga wadinatrunensis''). ''Natronovirga wadinatrunensis'' has been isolated from sediments from the Lake Hamra in

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

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Bacteria genera Monotypic bacteria genera Natranaerobiales Taxa described in 2009 Bacteria described in 2009 {{clostridia-stub