halobacterium
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- noun
- /ˌhæloʊˈbæktɪriəm/
- Specialized
- These genes were hidden in Halobacterium balobium, an ancient species of bacteria that can redesign host cells.
Examples
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The microorganism halobacterium salinarum can withstand salt concentrations of up to 30 percent.
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Scientists studied halobacterium species to understand how life adapts to extreme salinity.
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The university team made their exciting discovery while doing basic biomolecular research using the San Francisco Bay Halobacterium and eventually isolated thirteen specific genes from the Jurassic-era bacteria.
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The halobacterium halobium thrives in the salty waters of the Dead Sea.
Synonyms
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A small living thing that lives well in very salty places like salt lakes
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Tiny living things that grow in very salty places like salt flats or the Dead Sea
A tiny living thing that lives in very salty places like the Dead Sea
A microbe that needs very salty water or soil to live
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Halobacterium comes from halo- (a Greek root for 'salt') and bacterium, the same root as bacteria meaning a 'tiny living thing'. So a halobacterium is a salt-loving tiny living thing that lives in very salty places like salt flats or the Dead Sea.