 It grows at the temperatures between 17 and 55 °C, with optimal growth occurring at 50 °C.It can also grow over a pH range of 5.5–8.5 with the optimal pH value between 6.7 and 7.1.Further, with its extremely high salinity optimum of 27% NaCl, "Halorhabdus" has one of the highest reported salinity optima of any living organism.