Definitions for halobacterium
halobac·teri·um

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1. halobacteria, halobacterium, halobacternoun

   halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats

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1. halobacteriumnoun

   Any halophilic bacterium of the archaebacteria group, expecially of the genera Halobacterium and Halococcus, which live in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats.

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1. halobacteriumnoun

   Any of various extremophiles, of genus Halobacteria, found in water saturated or nearly saturated with salt.

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1. Halobacterium

   Halobacterium (common abbreviation Hbt.) is a genus in the family Halobacteriaceae.The genus Halobacterium ("salt" or "ocean bacterium") consists of several species of Archaea with an aerobic metabolism which requires an environment with a high concentration of salt; many of their proteins will not function in low-salt environments. They grow on amino acids in their aerobic conditions. Their cell walls are also quite different from those of bacteria, as ordinary lipoprotein membranes fail in high salt concentrations. In shape, they may be either rods or cocci, and in color, either red or purple. They reproduce using binary fission (by constriction), and are motile. Halobacterium grows best in a 42 °C environment. The genome of an unspecified Halobacterium species, sequenced by Shiladitya DasSarma, comprises 2,571,010 bp (base pairs) of DNA compiled into three circular strands: one large chromosome with 2,014,239 bp, and two smaller ones with 191,346 and 365,425 bp. This species, called Halobacterium sp. NRC-1, has been extensively used for postgenomic analysis. Halobacterium species can be found in the Great Salt Lake, the Dead Sea, Lake Magadi, and any other waters with high salt concentration. Purple Halobacterium species owe their color to bacteriorhodopsin, a light-sensitive protein which provides chemical energy for the cell by using sunlight to pump protons out of the cell. The resulting proton gradient across the cell membrane is used to drive the synthesis of the energy carrier ATP. Thus, when these protons flow back in, they are used in the synthesis of ATP (this proton flow can be emulated with a decrease in pH outside the cell, causing a flow of H+ ions). The bacteriorhodopsin protein is chemically very similar to the light-detecting pigment rhodopsin, found in the vertebrate retina.

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1. halobacterium

   A halobacterium is a type of Archaea, a single-celled microorganism, that is found in extremely salty environments, such as salt flats and salt pans, or salt lakes. They are a part of the Halobacteriaceae family and are named for their requirement of a high salt concentration in their environment for growth and survival. These halophiles are known for their pink or red pigmentation and for their unique adaptation to withstand extreme environmental conditions.

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1. Halobacterium

   In taxonomy, Halobacterium is a genus of the Halobacteriaceae. The genus Halobacterium consists of several species of archaea with an aerobic metabolism which require an environment with a high concentration of salt; many of their proteins will not function in low-salt environments. They grow on amino acids in their aerobic conditions. Their cell walls are also quite different from those of bacteria, as ordinary lipoprotein membranes fail in high salt concentrations. In shape, they may be either rods or cocci, and in color, either red or purple. They reproduce using binary fission, and are motile. Halobacterium grows best in a 42 °C environment. The genome of an unspecified Halobacterium species has been sequenced and comprises 2,571,010 bp of DNA compiled into three circular strands: one large chromosome with 2,014,239 bp, and two smaller ones with 191,346 and 365,425 bp. This species, called Halobacterium sp. NRC-1, has been extensively used for post-genomic analysis. Halobacterium species can be found in the Great Salt Lake, the Dead Sea, Lake Magadi, and any other waters with high salt concentration. Purple Halobacterium species owe their color to bacteriorhodopsin, a light-sensitive protein which provides chemical energy for the cell by using sunlight to pump protons out of the cell. The resulting proton gradient across the cell membrane is used to drive the synthesis of the energy carrier ATP. Thus, when these protons flow back in, they are used in the synthesis of ATP. The bacteriorhodopsin protein is chemically very similar to the light-detecting pigment rhodopsin, found in the vertebrate retina.

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1. Halobacterium

   A genus of HALOBACTERIACEAE whose growth requires a high concentration of salt. Binary fission is by constriction.

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