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Halobacteria require 20–25% NaCl for optimal growth and lyse when the salt concentration falls below 10%. The response of Haloferax mediterranei cells to low concentrations of NaCl (< 20%) in the medium was studied. The cells adapted to and grew in concentrations of NaCl as low as 10% and survived in concentrations lower than 5%. The cells synthesised a red pigment, bacterioruberin, in response to stress caused by a low concentration of NaCl (< 20%).
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Received: 3 January 1997 / Accepted: 18 April 1997
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D’Souza, S., Altekar, W. & D’Souza, S. Adaptive response of Haloferax mediterranei to low concentrations of NaCl (< 20%) in the growth medium. Arch Microbiol 168, 68–71 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002030050471
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002030050471