noun. Any of various rod-shaped, halophilic, pigmented archaea of the genus Halobacterium, some of which produce bacteriorhodopsin to facilitate ATP synthesis during periods of oxygen deficiency.

noun. Any of various extremophiles, of genus Halobacteria, found in water saturated or nearly saturated with salt.

noun. halophiles in saline environments such as the Dead Sea or salt flats

"Mahairas GG, Berquist B, Pan M, et al. (2000) From the cover: genome sequence of halobacterium species NRC-1."

halophil  

halophil  halophile  

Mycobacterium  cyanobacterium  mycobacterium