Are extreme halophiles actually "bacteria"?

J Mol Evol. 1978 May 12;11(1):1-8. doi: 10.1007/BF01768019.

Abstract

Comparative cataloging of the 16SrRNA of Halobacterium halobium indicates that the organism did not arise, as a halophilic adaptation, from some typical bacterium. Rather, H. halobium is a member of the Archaebacteria, an ancient group of organisms that are no more related to typical bacteria than they are to eucaryotes.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Base Sequence
  • Halobacterium / classification*
  • Oligonucleotides / analysis
  • Phylogeny*
  • RNA, Bacterial / analysis
  • RNA, Ribosomal / analysis

Substances

  • Oligonucleotides
  • RNA, Bacterial
  • RNA, Ribosomal