Other numbers: ATCC 35678, CIP 103997, DSM 2160, IFO 14720, JCM 8858, NCIMB 2260. Taxonomic status: Type strain. History: < B.J. Tindall < G.H. Soliman. Isolated from: Water sample; Egypt, Natrun, Lake Wadi. Additional information: Type (6267); Type of Natronobacterium pharaonis (5300). Haloalkaliphilic (5300). Cultivation conditions: Medium 66, 37°C.