Query: NC_013158:1659426 Halorhabdus utahensis DSM 12940, complete genome
Lineage: Halorhabdus utahensis; Halorhabdus; Halobacteriaceae; Halobacteriales; Euryarchaeota; Archaea
General Information: Isolation: Sediment of Great Salt Lake, Utah; Country: USA; Temp: Mesophile; Temp: 50C; Habitat: Soil. Extreme halophilic archaeon. This organism is an obligately halophilic microorganisms which has adapted to optimal growth under conditions of extremely high salinity up to 10 times that of sea water.
Subject: NC_007677:3316540 Salinibacter ruber DSM 13855, complete genome
Lineage: Salinibacter ruber; Salinibacter; Rhodothermaceae; Bacteroidetes Order II; Bacteroidetes; Bacteria
General Information: This organism is an extremely halophilic aerobe originally isolated from saltern crystallizer ponds in Spain. These bacteria can coexist in significant colonies with halophilic archaea under saline conditions. In contrast to other bacteria they do not regulate their intracellular salt conditions through proton pumps, but instead their protein makeup has adapted to be functional under high ionic conditions.