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Definition of Halobacterium
1. Noun. Halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats.
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
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, ..."