Halochromatium is a Gram-positive and motile genus of bacteria from the family of Chromatiaceae.[1][2][3][4] Halochromatium bacteria occur in microbial mats from hypersaline habitates.[4]

Halochromatium
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Halochromatium

Imhoff et al. 1998[1]
Type species
Halochromatium salexigens[1]
Species

H. glycolicum[1]
H. roseum[1]
H. salexigens[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "Halochromatium". LPSN.
  2. ^ "Halochromatium". www.uniprot.org.
  3. ^ Parker, Charles Thomas; Wigley, Sarah; Garrity, George M (9 February 2009). Parker, Charles Thomas; Garrity, George M (eds.). "Taxonomic Abstract for the genera". NamesforLife, LLC. doi:10.1601/tx.2094 (inactive 1 November 2024). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of November 2024 (link)
  4. ^ a b Brenner, Don J.; Krieg, Noel R.; Staley, James R. (2007). Bergey's Manual® of Systematic Bacteriology: Volume 2: The Proteobacteria, Part B: The Gammaproteobacteria. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9780387280226.