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Halomonadaceae
Medical Definition: | A family of gram-negative, moderately halophilic bacteria in the order Oceanospirillales. Members of the family have been isolated from temperate and Antarctic saline lakes, solar salt facilities, saline soils, and marine environments. |
Also Called: | Alcanivorax,Chromohalobacter |
Previously Indexed: | Gammaproteobacteria (1997-2003) |
Halomonas - A genus of gram-negative, rod-shaped or pleomorphic bacteria which are halotolerant. Members of this genus are capable of growth in sodium chloride concentrations of up to 20% or more. (From Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 9th ed) |
Halomonadaceae Medical Definitions and Terms
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