halobacteria
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halobacteria
BACTERIA that grow in high salt environments, including SPECIES of the genera Halobacter and Halococcus. They are found in the DOMAIN ARCHAEA.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005