Natronovirga

Natronovirga is a halophilic, thermophilic alkaliphilic, and anaerobic genus of bacteria from the family of Natranaerobiaceae with one known species (Natronovirga wadinatrunensis).[2][1][3][4] Natronovirga wadinatrunensis has been isolated from sediments from the Lake Hamra in Egypt.[4][5]

Natronovirga
Scientific classification
Domain:
Bacteria
Phylum:
Firmicutes
Class:
Clostridia
Order:
Natranaerobiales
Family:
Natranaerobiaceae
Genus:
Natronovirga

Mesbah and Wiegel 2009[1]
Type species
Natronovirga wadinatrunensis[1]
Species

N. wadinatrunensis[1]

References
  1. "Natronovirga". LPSN.
  2. Hurst, Christon J. (2016). Their World: A Diversity of Microbial Environments. Springer. p. 307. ISBN 9783319280714.
  3. "Natronovirga". www.uniprot.org.
  4. Mesbah, NM; Wiegel, J (August 2009). "Natronovirga wadinatrunensis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Natranaerobius trueperi sp. nov., halophilic, alkalithermophilic micro-organisms from soda lakes of the Wadi An Natrun, Egypt". International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. 59 (Pt 8): 2042–8. doi:10.1099/ijs.0.008151-0. PMID 19605718.
  5. "Details: DSM-18770". www.dsmz.de.


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