| Entry | T01597 |
| Org code | hhi |
| Name | Haloarcula hispanica ATCC 33960 |
| Category | Type strain |
| Annotation | yes |
| Taxonomy | TAX:634497 |
| Lineage | Archaea; Methanobacteriati; Methanobacteriota; Halobacteria; Halobacteriales; Haloarculaceae; Haloarcula; Haloarcula hispanica |
| Org group | Archaea; Methanobacteriota; Halobacteriales |
| Brite | KEGG organisms [BR:br08601]
KEGG organisms in the NCBI taxonomy [BR:br08610]
KEGG organisms in taxonomic ranks [BR:br08611] |
| Data source | GenBank (Assembly: GCA_000223905.1 Complete Genome) |
| Comment | Extremely halophilic archaeon.
Has an unusually low restriction barrier
First isolated from a solar saltern in Spain.
Ability to accumulate polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) when carbon sources are in excess. |
| Chromosome | I; Circular (GB: CP002921)
II; Circular (GB: CP002922) |
| Plasmid | pHH400; Circular (GB: CP002923) |
| Statistics | Number of protein genes: 3859
Number of RNA genes: 60 |
| Created | 2011 |
| Reference | PMID: 21994921 |
| Authors | Liu H, Wu Z, Li M, Zhang F, Zheng H, Han J, Liu J, Zhou J, Wang S, Xiang H |
| Title | Complete genome sequence of Haloarcula hispanica, a Model Haloarchaeon for studying genetics, metabolism, and virus-host interaction. |
| Journal | J Bacteriol 193:6086-7 (2011)
DOI: 10.1128/JB.05953-11 |
