page_title: Halomonadaceae
hierarchical_section_title: Halomonadaceae
caption_attribution_description: English: GFAJ-1 grown on arsenic.
context_page_description: The Halomonadaceae are a family of halophilic proteobacteria. The family was originally created in 1988 to contain the genera Halomonas and Deleya. Many of its members were only recently discovered, and research is discovering new facts about them.
context_section_description: The Halomonadaceae are a family of halophilic proteobacteria. The family was originally created in 1988 to contain the genera Halomonas and Deleya. Many of its members were only recently discovered, and research is discovering new facts about them.
caption: Magnified cells of bacterium GFAJ-1 grown on a medium containing arsenic.
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