Halorubrum sodomense

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Classification

Archaea; Euryarchaeota; Halobacteria; Haloferacales; Halorubraceae

Species

Halorubrum sodomense

NCBI: [1]

Genus species

Description and Significance

Grows in high salt concentrated water, Uses ATP synthesis from a sunlight driven photoreceptor protein, Important for assisting with development of optogenetics

Genome Structure

In the genome: Two chromosomes and one plasmid, Circular shape, Proteins functioning in high saline/low temperature environments

Cell Structure, Metabolism and Life Cycle

On the surface: AR3 (Archaerhodopsin) retrieves energy from sun, Growth stems from high ion concentration of Mg2+

Ecology and Pathogenesis

Located from surface water of Dead Sea; symbiosis; biogeochemical significance; contributions to environment.

If relevant, how does this organism cause disease? Human, animal, plant hosts? Virulence factors, as well as patient symptoms.

References

[Sample reference] Takai, K., Sugai, A., Itoh, T., and Horikoshi, K. "Palaeococcus ferrophilus gen. nov., sp. nov., a barophilic, hyperthermophilic archaeon from a deep-sea hydrothermal vent chimney". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 2000. Volume 50. p. 489-500.

Author

Page authored by Hannah Arostegui, student of Prof. Bradley Tolar at UNC Wilmington.