halobacteria

American  

[hal-oh-bak-teer-ee-uh] / ˌhæl oʊ bækˈtɪər i ə /

plural noun

Microbiology.

SINGULAR

halobacterium

1. former name of the haloarchaea, assigned before the archaea were recognized as organisms distinct from bacteria.

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Etymology

Origin of halobacteria

First recorded in 1975–80; halo- + bacteria; compare New Latin Halobacterium a genus of such bacteria

Example Sentences

Bisson encouraged the modified halobacteria to replicate and sequenced their DNA to ensure the new code was unaltered.

From Science Magazine

The pink color of this lake comes from its high salt content and the organisms living inside of it: algae and little dudes called halobacteria.

From Time

As an alternative energy supply, halobacteria are also able to harvest energy from sunlight.

From Scientific American