Halochromatium
| Halochromatium | |
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| Order: | Chromatiales |
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| Genus: | Halochromatium Imhoff et al. 1998 |
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| Halochromatium salexigens | |
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H. glycolicum | |
Halochromatium is a Gram-positive and motile genus of bacteria from the family of Chromatiaceae. Halochromatium bacteria occur in microbial mats from hypersaline habitates.