We have documented through cultivation-based methods that halophilic protozoa have a evolved a large number of times independently. Transcriptome-based studies of the exemplar taxa Halocafeteria and ...

They collected water and analysed the DNA of their discoveries. They found 10 types of halophilic bacteria-halophilic meaning 'salt-loving'-and various species of Dunaliella algae, which all ...

De Lourdes Moreno, María Pérez, Dolores García, María and Mellado, Encarnación 2013. Halophilic Bacteria as a Source of Novel Hydrolytic Enzymes. Life, Vol. 3 ...

Thanks to a mix of Dunaliella salina algae, which produces a red pigment, and halophilic bacteria in the salt crusts, Lake Hillier in Western Australia boasts a bold, bubblegum pink colour. Despite ...