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Halobacterium
see synonyms of halobacteriumNoun
1. halobacter, halobacteria, halobacterium
halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats
WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.
Halobacterium
see synonyms of halobacteriumn. pl. hal·o·bac·te·ri·a (-tîrē-ə)
Any of various rod-shaped, halophilic, pigmented archaea of the genus Halobacterium, some of which produce bacteriorhodopsin to facilitate ATP synthesis during periods of oxygen deficiency.
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