HaloDom: a new database of halophiles across all life domains

Journal of Biological Research

Alexios Loukas¹ 

[1] Aristotle University of Thessaloniki

关键词: Online database;    Salinity;    Extremophiles;    Extreme environments;    Tolerance;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40709-017-0072-0

学科分类：生物科学（综合）

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundHalophilic organisms may thrive in or tolerate high salt concentrations. They have been studied for decades and a considerable number of papers reporting new halophilic species are being published every year. However, an extensive collection of these salt-loving organisms does not exist nowadays. Halophilic life forms have representatives from all three life domains, Archaea, Bacteria and Eukarya. The purpose of this study was to search for all documented halophilic species in the scientific literature and accommodate this information in the form of an online database.

【 授权许可】

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