Tags: Archaea.
Note: The word halobacterium is also the singular form of the word halobacteria.In taxonomy Halobacterium is a genus of the Halobacteriaceae.The genus Halobacterium (salt or ocean bacterium) consists of several species of archaea with an aerobic metabolism which require an environment with a high concentration of salt; many of their proteins will not function in low-salt environments. They grow on amino acids in their aerobic conditions.
