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]

Haloarcula quadrata
SEM image of Haloarcula quadrata.
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H. quadrata
Binomial name
Haloarcula quadrata
Oren et al. 1999

They were categorized as Haloarcula on the basis of their polar lipid composition.[1]

Morphology and metabolism

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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

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  1. ^ a b c 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. PMID 10425773.
  2. ^ Ventosa, A. (September 14, 2015). "Haloarcula". Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria. Vol. 1 (2nd ed.). pp. 1–10. doi:10.1002/9781118960608.gbm00481. ISBN 9781118960608. {{cite book}}: |journal= ignored (help)
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