| VKM No. | B-1749 Type strain |
| Scientific name of the strain | Natronomonas pharaonis (Soliman and Truper 1983) Kamekura et al. 1997 |
| Synonym | Halobacterium pharaonis Soliman and Truper 1983; Natronobacterium pharaonis (Soliman and Truper 1983) Tindall et al. 1984 |
| Other culture collection No. | ATCC 35678; CCM 3872; CECT 4578; CIP 103997; DSM 2160; JCM 8858; NBRC 14720; NCIMB 2260 |
| History | DSMZ, DSM 2160 <-- Truper H., Gabara |
| Received as | Halobacterium pharaonis Type |
| Source of isolation | water sample |
| Country | Egypt |
| Medium | 188 |
| Incubation temp. (C) | 37 |
| Storage methods | S-5 |