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Methanosalsum
Genus of archaea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Methanosalsum is a genus of microbes within the family Methanosarcinaceae.[1] This genus contains two species.
Methanosalsum zhilinae was isolated from the saline and alkaline sediments of Wadi Natrun in Egypt and from Lake Magadi. It is moderately halophilic.[2][3]
Methanosalsum natronophilum (natronophilum means soda-loving) was isolated from hypersaline soda lakes.[4]
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