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Sodium chloride, common salt, is a widely used agent in the protection of food and foodstuff against bacterial growth and spoilage. Some bacteria are, however, quite resistant to salt and are able to develop at very high, even saturating, salt concentrations. Some bacteria even require very high salt concentrations in their environment for growth and development. Bacteria growing best at salt concentrations between 20% (wt/vol) and saturation (about 30% (wt/vol) are often referred to as “extremely halophilic bacteria” or “extreme halophiles”.
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Larsen, H. (1981). The Family Halobacteriaceae. In: Starr, M.P., Stolp, H., Trüper, H.G., Balows, A., Schlegel, H.G. (eds) The Prokaryotes. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-13187-9_78
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