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Halobacteriaceae - The genera Halobacterium and Halococcus of this family have the characteristic features of archaebacteria. Halobacterium possesses the unusual bacterior hodosporin mediated phototrophic metabolism. Besides this unique feature, all members of this family are obligate halophiles,growing only in media containing at least 15% NaCl. They are found in ecosystems having extremely high NaCl concentrations, such as salt lakes,the Dead sea, and foods preserved by salts