taxonomy Taxonomy is the practice and science of categorization or classification. A taxonomy (or taxonomical classification) is a scheme of classification, especially a hierarchical classification, in which things are organized into groups or types. ...

, ''Natronobacterium'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of the Natrialbaceae.See the

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Data extracted from the A member of the domain Archaea, it is both an extreme

halophile The halophiles, named after the Greek word for "salt-loving", are extremophiles that thrive in high salt concentrations. While most halophiles are classified into the domain Archaea, there are also bacterial halophiles and some eukaryotic species, ...

and

alkaliphile Alkaliphiles are a class of extremophilic microbes capable of survival in alkaline ( pH roughly 8.5–11) environments, growing optimally around a pH of 10. These bacteria can be further categorized as obligate alkaliphiles (those that require high ...

, thriving at an optimum saline concentration of 20% and optimum pH of 10.

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As of 2022, there are 2 species described in this genus. ;Proposed species * ''Natronobacterium chahanensis'' and ''Natronobacterium innemongoliae'' are proposed names for strains isolated from soda lakes in China. As of 2022, the descriptions from 1989 (''N. chahanensis'')Page ''Species: Natronobacterium chahanensis'' on and 1997 (''N. innemongoliae'')Page ''Species: Natronobacterium innemongoliae'' on are not validly published. ;Species formerly placed in this taxon. * ''Natronobacterium magadii'', now '' Natrialba magadii'' * ''Natronobacterium nitratireducens'', now ''

Halobiforma nitratireducens ''Halobiforma'' (common abbreviation: ''Hbf.'') is a genus of halophilic archaea Archaea ( ; singular archaeon ) is a domain of single-celled organisms. These microorganisms lack cell nuclei and are therefore prokaryotes. Archaea were in ...

'' * ''Natronobacterium pharaonis'', now ''

Natronomonas pharaonis ''Natronomonas'' (common abbreviation ''Nmn.''). is a genus of the Halobacteriaceae.See the NCBIbr>webpage on Natronomonas Data extracted from the Description and significance ''Natronomonas pharaonis'' is an aerobic, extremely haloalkaliph ...

'' * ''Natronobacterium vacuolatum'', now ''

Halorubrum vacuolatum ''Halorubrum vacuolatum'' is a halophilic archaeon in the family of Halorubraceae. It is an extremophile and is able to survive in water with high salt concentration. References Euryarchaeota Archaea described in 1993 {{archaea-stub ...

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