Figure 1From: A traditional Japanese-style salt field is a niche for haloarchaeal strains that can survive in 0.5% salt solutionPhotograph of salt field at Nie. The sign on left side reads (from up to down), Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Ishikawa Prefecture: Agehama-style Salt Production in Noto Peninsula. The sea behind the hut with thatched roof is the Sea of Japan. See the homepage of The Salt Industry Center of Japan [2] for details.Back to article page