Definition of Halobacterium

1. Noun. Halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats.

Exact synonyms: Halobacter, Halobacteria
Generic synonyms: Halophil, Halophile

Definition of Halobacterium

1. Noun. Any of various extremophiles, of genus ''Halobacteria'', found in water saturated or nearly saturated with salt. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Halobacterium

1. A genus of halobacteriaceae whose growth requires a high concentration of salt. Binary fission is by constriction. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Halobacterium

haloamides
haloanisone
haloarchaeon
haloarcula
haloarcula marismortui
haloarene
haloarenes
haloaromatic
haloaromatics
haloaryl
haloaryls
halobacter
halobacteria
halobacteriaceae
halobacteriales
halobacterium (current term)
halobacterium salinarium
halobenzene
halobenzenes
halobiont
halobionts
haloborane
haloboranes
haloboration
haloboronic
haloboronic acid
halocarbon
halocarbons
halochromic
halochromism

Literary usage of Halobacterium

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Catalyzing Inquiry at the Interface of Computing and Biology by John C. Wooley, Herbert Lin (2005)
"S. Baliga, M. Pan, YA Goo, EG Yi, DR Goodlett, K. Dimitrov, P. Shannon, et al., "Coordinate Regulation of Eenergy Transduction Modules in halobacterium ..."

2. Fish Fermentation Technology by Cherl-Ho Lee, Keith H. Steinkraus, P.J. Alan Reilly (1993)
"After 40 days of fermentation they disappeared rapidly, while halobacterium, Pediococcus, Sarcina, ..."

Other Resources:

Search for Halobacterium on Dictionary.com!Search for Halobacterium on Thesaurus.com!Search for Halobacterium on Google!Search for Halobacterium on Wikipedia!

Search