Haloarcula quadrata

Haloarcula quadrata
Scientific classification
Domain:	Archaea
Phylum:	Euryarchaeota
Class:	Halobacteria
Order:	Halobacteriales
Family:	Halobacteriaceae
Genus:	Haloarcula
Species:	H. quadrata
Binomial name
	Haloarcula quadrata; Oren et al. 1999

Haloarcula quadrata is a species of archaea discovered in a brine pool in the Sinai peninsula of Egypt. It was one of the first strains of prokaryotes whose cells show a flat, box-like shape.[1]

Morphology and metabolism

The cells move using single or multiple flagella but lack gas vacuoles.[1] Species within the genus Haloarcula are Gram negative and extremely halophilic, and they can use any of several sources of carbon.[2]

References

Oren, A.; Ventosa, A.; Gutierrez, M. C.; Kamekura, M. (1 July 1999). "Haloarcula quadrata sp. nov., a square, motile archaeon isolated from a brine pool in Sinai (Egypt)". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 49 (3): 1149–1155. doi:10.1099/00207713-49-3-1149. PMID 10425773.
Ventosa, A. (September 14, 2015). Haloarcula. Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. 1 (2 ed.). pp. 1–10. doi:10.1002/9781118960608.gbm00481. ISBN 9781118960608.

External links

Type strain of Haloarcula quadrata at BacDive - the Bacterial Diversity Metadatabase

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[Oren-1] Oren, A.; Ventosa, A.; Gutierrez, M. C.; Kamekura, M. (1 July 1999). "Haloarcula quadrata sp. nov., a square, motile archaeon isolated from a brine pool in Sinai (Egypt)". International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology. 49 (3): 1149–1155. doi:10.1099/00207713-49-3-1149. PMID 10425773.

[2] Ventosa, A. (September 14, 2015). Haloarcula. Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. 1 (2 ed.). pp. 1–10. doi:10.1002/9781118960608.gbm00481. ISBN 9781118960608.