Halorubrum salsolis

Halorubrum salsolis
Scientific classification
Domain:Archaea
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.

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.[1]

This halophilic extremophile lives in water 10 times saltier than the ocean. It contains carotenoids that make it resistant to ultraviolet rays.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "RISING STARS". Science. American Association for the Advancement of Science. 312 (5775): 843. 12 May 2006. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  2. ↑ http://www.prweb.com/releases/2006/04/prweb374902.htm Breaking News In the Worldwide Scientific Community: Two Kids Leave a Permanent Mark on Science Press Release April 22, 2006.

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.
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