| URL: | http://www.halodom.bio.auth.gr |
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| Description: | a new database of halophiles across all life domains. |
| Year founded: | 2018 |
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| Accessibility: |
Accessible
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| Country/Region: | Greece |
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NA
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| University/Institution: | Aristotle University of Thessaloniki |
| Address: | Department of Genetics, Development & Molecular Biology, School of Biology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece. |
| City: | Thessaloniki |
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| Country/Region: | Greece |
| Contact name (PI/Team): | Ilias Kappas |
| Contact email (PI/Helpdesk): | ikappas@bio.auth.gr |
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HaloDom: a new database of halophiles across all life domains. [PMID: 29796383]
Background: Halophilic organisms may thrive in or tolerate high salt concentrations. They have been studied for decades and a considerable number of papers reporting new halophilic species are being published every year. However, an extensive collection of these salt-loving organisms does not exist nowadays. Halophilic life forms have representatives from all three life domains, Archaea, Bacteria and Eukarya. The purpose of this study was to search for all documented halophilic species in the scientific literature and accommodate this information in the form of an online database. |