halobacteria
[ hal-oh-bak-teer-ee-uh ]
plural noun,singular hal·o·bac·te·ri·um [hal-oh-bak-teer-ee-uhm]. /ˌhæl oʊ bækˈtɪər i əm/. Microbiology.
former name of the haloarchaea, assigned before the archaea were recognized as organisms distinct from bacteria.
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