Salt crystal from Guerrero Negro, Baja California, Mexico
By R Mancinelli, 1993
Biosafety Level
1
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Product Format
frozen
Preceptrol®
no
Type Strain
yes
Comments
Flown on ESA's Biopan facility and survived exposure to space conditions
First non-spore former to survive space conditions
Medium
ATCC® Medium 2402: Salinibacter ruber medium
ATCC® Medium 1394: Halobacterium pharaonis medium
Growth Conditions
Temperature 37°C
Atmosphere: Aerobic
Name of Depositor
R Mancinelli
Year of Origin
1993
References
Mancinelli RL, et al. Halorubrum chaoviator sp. nov., a haloarchaeon isolated from sea salt in Baja California, Mexico, Western Australia and Naxos, Greece. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 59(Pt 8): 1908-1913, 2009. PubMed: 19567575
