Halochromatium

Halochromatium is a Gram-positive and motile genus of bacteria from the family of Chromatiaceae. Halochromatium bacteria occur in microbial mats from hypersaline habitates.

Halochromatium
Scientific classification
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Chromatiales
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Halochromatium

Imhoff et al. 1998
Type species
Halochromatium salexigens
Species

H. glycolicum
H. roseum
H. salexigens

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