Ward's® Live Halobacterium salinarium Culture

Red-pigmented halophile from evaporating salt ponds; requires 25% salt medium, lyses easily in plain water, releasing DNA.

• Biosafety Level: 1
• Environment: High Salt (halophile)
• Motility: Positive
• Morphology: Variable (rods in 25% salt, coccal in less than 15% salt)
• Gram Stain: Negative but difficult to see due to salt requirement
• Respiration: Aerobic

All microbial cultures undergo an extensive quality control program prior to releasing for sale, so they are guaranteed for purity as well as for species.

Halophilic organisms like this one require a growth medium with a high salt content. As such, salt may be seen to precipitate out of the medium. This is not an indication of contamination or otherwise poor quality.

Ward’s Science is not affiliated with the American Type Culture Collection and does not provide ATCC numbers for our organisms.

Ordering information: Microbial and fungal cultures are restricted and can only be ordered by educational professionals.

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Caution: While this organism is non-pathogenic, Ward’s recommends that you utilize proper aseptic technique when handling all microorganisms.