Natronomonas moolapensis sp. nov., non-alkaliphilic isolates recovered from a solar saltern crystallizer pond, and emended description of the genus Natronomonas Burns, David G. and Janssen, Peter H. and Itoh, Takashi and Minegishi, Hiroaki and Usami, Ron and Kamekura, Masahiro and Dyall-Smith, Mike L.,, 60, 1173-1176 (2010), doi = https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.010132-0, publicationName = Microbiology Society, issn = 1466-5026, abstract= Two isolates of non-alkaliphilic, extremely halophilic archaea, with very similar characteristics, were recovered from a marine solar saltern crystallizer. Cells were pleomorphic, motile and Gram-stain-negative and grew on a limited range of carbon sources, with pyruvate being the best substrate. Optimum growth occurred at 18–20 % (w/v) NaCl, pH 6.0–8.5 and 37–40 °C. Both isolates possessed typical archaeal lipids, and their 16S rRNA gene sequences were 99.8 % identical. Phylogenetic tree reconstructions indicated that they were most closely related to the haloalkaliphile Natronomonas pharaonis (97.5 % similarity to the type strain), but the different phenotypic properties and low DNA–DNA hybridization values between Nmn. pharaonis DSM 2160T and the two isolates suggested that they represent a novel species within the genus Natronomonas. The name Natronomonas moolapensis sp. nov. is proposed for these isolates, with the type strain being 8.8.11T (=JCM 14361T =CECT 7526T =DSM 18674T). An emended description of the genus Natronomonas is also provided., language=, type=