Natronobacterium

Natronobacterium is a genus of archaeans in the family the Natrialbaceae.^[1] A member of the domain Archaea, it is both an extreme halophile and alkaliphile, thriving at an optimum saline concentration of 20% and optimum pH of 10.

Natronobacterium
Scientific classification
Domain:	Archaea
Kingdom:	Methanobacteriati
Phylum:	Halobacteriota
Class:	Halobacteria
Order:	Natrialbales
Family:	Natrialbaceae
Genus:	Natronobacterium Tindall et al. 1984 emend. Tindall 2001[1]
Type species
Natronobacterium gregoryi Tindall et al. 1984
Species
N. gregoryi "N. innermongoliae" N. texcoconense
Synonyms[2]
Natronobacteria

Taxonomy

As of 2022, there are 2 species described in this genus.^[2]

Proposed species

• Natronobacterium chahanensis and Natronobacterium innemongoliae are proposed names for strains isolated from soda lakes in China. As of 2022, the descriptions from 1989 (N. chahanensis)^[3] and 1997 (N. innemongoliae)^[4] are not validly published.

Species formerly placed in this taxon.

• Natronobacterium magadii, now Natrialba magadii
• Natronobacterium nitratireducens, now Halobiforma nitratireducens
• Natronobacterium pharaonis, now Natronomonas pharaonis
• Natronobacterium vacuolatum, now Halorubrum vacuolatum

See also

• List of Archaea genera