Description
Genus and Species: Halobacterium sp. NRC-1
Domain: Archaea
Optimal Growth Medium: Halobacterium Agar
Optimal Growth Temperature: 42° C
Package: Plate
Biosafety Level: 1
Gram Stain: Gram-Negative
Shape: Bacillus (rod-shaped)
Gram-negative (difficult to stain due to high salt content); motile rods. An aerobic, pink-pigmented halophile; culture at 42° C. (May also be cultured at 37° C.) Optimal growth medium is Halobacterium Agar.