Haloarcula quadrata
| Haloarcula quadrata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Archaea |
| Phylum: | Euryarchaeota |
| Class: | Halobacteria |
| Order: | Halobacteriales |
| Family: | Halobacteriaceae |
| Genus: | Haloarcula |
| Species: | H. quadrata |
| Binomial name | |
| Haloarcula quadrata Oren et al. 1999 | |
Haloarcula quadrata is a species of archaea discovered in a brine pool in the Sinai peninsula of Egypt. It was one of the first strains of prokaryotes whose cells show a flat box-like shape.[1]
Morphology and metabolism
The cells move using single or multiple flagella but lack gas vacuoles.[1] Species within the genus Haloarcula are Gram negative and extremely halophilic, and they can use any of several sources of carbon.[2]
References
- 1 2 Oren, A.; Ventosa, A.; Gutierrez, M. C.; Kamekura, M. (1 July 1999). "Haloarcula quadrata sp. nov., a square, motile archaeon isolated from a brine pool in Sinai (Egypt)". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 49 (3): 1149–1155. doi:10.1099/00207713-49-3-1149.
- ↑ Ventosa, A. (September 14, 2015). Haloarcula. Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. 1 (2 ed.). Springer Science & Business Media. doi:10.1002/9781118960608.gbm00481. Retrieved January 24, 2017.
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