Halorubrum salsolis

Halorubrum salsolis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Archaea
Kingdom: Euryarchaeota
Class: Halobacteria
Order: Haloferacales
Family: Halorubraceae
Genus: Halorubrum
Species:
H. salsolis
Binomial name
Halorubrum salsolis

"Halorubrum salsolis" is an undescribed species of halobacteria which is known to live in the Great Salt Lake in the United States.[1]

The microbe was named by two children who took part in a naming contest held by the discoverers of the organism in 2006; the children independently suggested salsolis as the species name for the microbe.[2]

This halophilic extremophile lives in water 10 times saltier than the ocean.[1] It contains carotenoids that make it resistant to ultraviolet rays.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c PRWeb Breaking News In the Worldwide Scientific Community: Two Kids Leave a Permanent Mark on Science Press Release April 22, 2006.
  2. ^ "RISING STARS". Science. 312 (5775). American Association for the Advancement of Science: 843. 12 May 2006. doi:10.1126/science.312.5775.843a. S2CID 220101328. Retrieved 13 August 2018.

Further reading

  • Ines Boujelben; Manuel Martínez-García; Jos van Pelt & Sami Maalej (Oct 2014). "Diversity of cultivable halophilic archaea and bacteria from superficial hypersaline sediments of Tunisian solar salterns". Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 106 (4): 675–692. doi:10.1007/s10482-014-0238-9. PMID 25064091. S2CID 6006958.