Characterization of Halorubrum sfaxense sp. nov., a New Halophilic Archaeon Isolated from the Solar Saltern of Sfax in Tunisia

Table 1

Physicochemical characteristics of TS pond on March 2007.

Ponds	TS
Physical parameters
Salinity (%)	37.76
Temperature (°C)	25
pH	7.55
EC (mS cm^−1)	680.00
Major actions and anions (g l^−1)
Na^+	87.5
Ca^+	0.043
Mg^2+	0.29
Cl^−	261.09
K^+	8.5
SO4^−2	43.2
Total cell count (10^7cells mL^−1)	4.1