Difference between revisions of "Haloferax mucosum"
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H. mucosum has been sequenced and the genetic material reduced to 29 contigs comprised of 3371699 base pairs [http://edwards.sdsu.edu/halophiles/#RawData]. [http://edwards.sdsu.edu/halophiles/Haloferax_mucosum_ATCC_BAA-1512/Raw_454_Data/assembly/454AllContigs.fna H. mucosum contigs] | H. mucosum has been sequenced and the genetic material reduced to 29 contigs comprised of 3371699 base pairs [http://edwards.sdsu.edu/halophiles/#RawData]. [http://edwards.sdsu.edu/halophiles/Haloferax_mucosum_ATCC_BAA-1512/Raw_454_Data/assembly/454AllContigs.fna H. mucosum contigs] | ||
Revision as of 16:39, 22 October 2009
Haloferax mucosum was isolated from Hamelin Pool, Shark Bay, Australia. When grown in the lab, they form large (3–5 mm diameter), pink, mucoid, domed colonies [1].
Hamelin pool is also where the oldest living organisms--stromatolites--can be found. They are colonies of cyanobacteria that form these rock-like structures within the water of Hamelin Pool.
H. mucosum has been sequenced and the genetic material reduced to 29 contigs comprised of 3371699 base pairs [3]. H. mucosum contigs
