| halococcus hamelinensis sp. nov., a novel halophilic archaeon isolated from stromatolites in shark bay, australia. | several halophilic archaea belonging to the genus halococcus were isolated from stromatolites from hamelin pool, shark bay, western australia, collected during field trips in 1996 and 2002. this is the first incidence of halophilic archaea being isolated from this environment. stromatolites are biosedimentary structures that have been formed throughout the earth's evolutionary history and have been preserved in the geological record for over 3 billion years. the stromatolites from hamelin pool, ... | 2006 | 16738110 |