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Abstract

A novel extremely halophilic archaeon was isolated from the solar salterns of Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico. The organism is very pleomorphic motile and requires at least 8% (w/v) NaCI to grow. Polar lipid composition revealed the presence of a novel non-sulfate-containing glycolipid and the absence of the glycerol diether analogue of phosphatidylglycerosulfate. The G+C content of the DNA is 59 mol%. On the basis of 16S rRNA sequence data, the new isolate cannot be classified in one of the recognized genera, but occupies a position that is distantly related to the genus . All these features justify the creation of a new genus and a new species for the family , order . The name gen. nov., sp. nov. is proposed. The type strain is ATCC 700274.

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