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Original Research

Published on 07 Jul 2026

Removal and bypass of restriction modification systems increases transformation efficiency of Thermococcus kodakarensis

in Biology of Archaea

Alexander M. Alon
Christopher M. Sanders
Brett W. Burkhart
Thomas J. Santangelo

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1855967

515 views

Mini Review

Accepted on 17 Jun 2026

S-layer architecture and glycosylation and their role in shaping virus-host specificity in prokaryotes

in Biology of Archaea

Sabine Schwarzer
Úlfur Ágúst Atlason
Tessa Quax

Frontiers in Microbiology

245 views

Original Research

Published on 29 May 2026

The arginine synthetase pathway is responsible for carbamoyl phosphate synthesis in Thermococcus kodakarensis

in Biology of Archaea

Yuta Michimori
Naoki Ohashi
Claudia Szymanski
Haruyuki Atomi

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1761990

1,190 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Mar 2026

Enzymatic activities of proteins encoded by PmurB, PmurC, and PmurE involved in methanogen pseudomurein biosynthesis

in Biology of Archaea

Guihong Cha
Zhenli Lai
Shuxin Wang
Qing Yang
Pengyan Zhao
Yi Chen
Wei Han
Liping Bai

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1766147

1,738 views

Correction

Published on 12 Feb 2026

Correction: Archaea express circular isoforms of IS200/IS605-associated ωRNAs

in Biology of Archaea

Beatriz A. Picinato
Vinícius H. Franceschini-Santos
Lívia S. Zaramela
Ricardo Z. N. Vêncio
Tie Koide

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1787636

1,147 views

Original Research

Published on 23 Jan 2026

Particle partitioning and geography drive divergent microbial assembly and network connectivity in coastal South China Sea

in Biology of Archaea

Shimei Pang
Songze Chen
Ziqiu Lin
Wei Xie
Yongqian Xu
Chuanlun Zhang

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1738577

2,414 views

Original Research

Published on 15 Jan 2026

Studying the long-term adaptation of Haloferax volcanii to low salt conditions: transcriptomic and genetic analyses

in Biology of Archaea

Andreas Borst
Jörg Soppa

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1697018

2,710 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 15 Jan 2026

Phosphorylation-driven conformational switching of the ArnA–ArnB complex involved in archaeal motility regulation

in Biology of Archaea

Mohamed Watad
Lukas Korf
Wieland Steinchen
Filipp Bezold
Marian S. Vogt
Po Hsun Wang
Leon Selbach
Sebastian Hepp
Luis Gayermann
Marleen van Wolferen

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1717585

2,230 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 02 Jan 2026

Archaeal heme a synthase: evolutionary trajectory distinct from bacterial homologs

in Biology of Archaea

Val Karavaeva
Marco Rampin
Jordi Zamarreño Beas
Lígia M. Saraiva
Filipa L. Sousa

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1706049

2,596 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Oct 2025

Archaea express circular isoforms of IS200/IS605-associated ωRNAs

in Biology of Archaea

Beatriz A. Picinato
Vinícius H. Franceschini-Santos
Lívia S. Zaramela
Ricardo Z. N. Vêncio
Tie Koide

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1641342

4,463 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Aug 2025

Effects of genomic location on ectopic integration and gene expression of a reporter gene cassette in Sulfolobus acidocaldarius

in Biology of Archaea

Yifei Xu
Andries Ivo Peeters
Indra Bervoets
Marjan De Mey
Rani Baes
Eveline Peeters

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1602937

6,860 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 05 Aug 2025

Enhancement of direct interspecies electron transfer and methane production by co-culture of dual Methanosarcina species and Geobacter metallireducens

in Biology of Archaea

Lu Liu
Pengsong Li
He Dong
Chuanqi Liu
Haoyong Li
Zihao Ma
Ruoyu Li
Yan Dang

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1604265

7,096 views
3 citations

Original Research

Published on 30 Jul 2025

Natrarchaeobiusversutus sp. nov. and Natrarchaeobius oligotrophus sp. nov., chitinotrophic natronoarchaea from hypersaline soda lakes, and functional genome analysis of the Natrarchaeobius species

in Biology of Archaea

Adolf S. Tulenkov
Alexander G. Elcheninov
Dimitry Y. Sorokin

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1640521

6,141 views
3 citations

Editorial

Published on 08 Jul 2025

Editorial: The metabolic pathways of archaea

in Biology of Archaea

Hannu Myllykallio
Wei Qin
Ivan A. Berg

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1648560

6,700 views

Original Research

Published on 09 May 2025

Metallosphaera sedula bifurcates into two sizes when it is cultured mixotrophically on soluble iron

in Biology of Archaea

Robert C. Blake
Richard G. Painter
Nghi Pham
Olivia Griswold
Brooke White
Richard A. White

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1455423

3,731 views
3 citations

Editorial

Published on 24 Apr 2025

Editorial: Molecular, cellular, and ecological processes of haloarchaea

in Biology of Archaea

Yan Liao
Iain G. Duggin
Maria Ines Gimenez
Zhengshuang Hua

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1607148

3,139 views

Original Research

Published on 28 Mar 2025

Rhomboid proteases: key players at the cell surface within haloarchaea

in Biology of Archaea

Mariana Inés Costa
Micaela Cerletti
Roberto Alejandro Paggi
Sofia Denise Frecha
Valeria Zoratti
Lucas Leonel Latorre
Rosana Esther De Castro
María Inés Giménez

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1547649

4,091 views
2 citations

Original Research

Published on 18 Mar 2025

Diversity and environmental distribution of Asgard archaea in shallow saline sediments

in Biology of Archaea

Karin Hager
Zhen-Hao Luo
Marina Montserrat-Diez
Rafael I. Ponce-Toledo
Pamela Baur
Sven Dahlke
Adrian-Stefan Andrei
Paul-Adrian Bulzu
Rohit Ghai
Tim Urich

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1549128

5,883 views
6 citations

Original Research

Published on 26 Feb 2025

Internal in-frame translation generates Cas11b, which is important for effective interference in an archaeal CRISPR-Cas system

in Biology of Archaea

A-L. Sailer
J. Brendel
A. Chernev
S. König
T. Bischler
T. Gräfenhan
H. Urlaub
U. Gophna
A. Marchfelder

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1543464

3,101 views
1 citation

Original Research

Published on 08 Jan 2025

Improved protocol for metabolite extraction and identification of respiratory quinones in extremophilic Archaea grown on mineral materials

in Biology of Archaea

Sebastian V. Gfellner
Cyril Colas
Guillaume Gabant
Janina Groninga
Martine Cadene
Tetyana Milojevic

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1473270

4,972 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 18 Dec 2024

Isolation of a Methanobrevibacter gottschalkii strain from an Eastern Gray Kangaroo

in Biology of Archaea

James G. Volmer
Paul N. Evans
Rochelle M. Soo
Philip Hugenholtz
Gene W. Tyson
Mark Morrison

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1483533

4,013 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 25 Nov 2024

5′-untranslated region sequences enhance plasmid-based protein production in Sulfolobus acidocaldarius

in Biology of Archaea

Laura Kuschmierz
Alexander Wagner
Christian Schmerling
Tobias Busche
Jörn Kalinowski
Christopher Bräsen
Bettina Siebers

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1443342

4,594 views
5 citations

Original Research

Published on 22 Nov 2024

MinD proteins regulate CetZ1 localization in Haloferax volcanii

in Biology of Archaea

Hannah J. Brown
Iain G. Duggin

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1474697

3,596 views
4 citations

Original Research

Published on 12 Nov 2024

MinD2 modulates cell shape and motility in the archaeon Haloferax volcanii

in Biology of Archaea

Megha Patro
Felix Grünberger
Shamphavi Sivabalasarma
Sabrina Gfrerer
Marta Rodriguez-Franco
Phillip Nußbaum
Dina Grohmann
Solenne Ithurbide
Sonja-Verena Albers

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2024.1474570

4,277 views
7 citations

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Removal and bypass of restriction modification systems increases transformation efficiency of Thermococcus kodakarensis

S-layer architecture and glycosylation and their role in shaping virus-host specificity in prokaryotes

The arginine synthetase pathway is responsible for carbamoyl phosphate synthesis in Thermococcus kodakarensis

Enzymatic activities of proteins encoded by PmurB, PmurC, and PmurE involved in methanogen pseudomurein biosynthesis

Correction: Archaea express circular isoforms of IS200/IS605-associated ωRNAs

Particle partitioning and geography drive divergent microbial assembly and network connectivity in coastal South China Sea

Studying the long-term adaptation of Haloferax volcanii to low salt conditions: transcriptomic and genetic analyses

Phosphorylation-driven conformational switching of the ArnA–ArnB complex involved in archaeal motility regulation

Archaeal heme a synthase: evolutionary trajectory distinct from bacterial homologs

Archaea express circular isoforms of IS200/IS605-associated ωRNAs

Effects of genomic location on ectopic integration and gene expression of a reporter gene cassette in Sulfolobus acidocaldarius

Enhancement of direct interspecies electron transfer and methane production by co-culture of dual Methanosarcina species and Geobacter metallireducens

Natrarchaeobiusversutus sp. nov. and Natrarchaeobius oligotrophus sp. nov., chitinotrophic natronoarchaea from hypersaline soda lakes, and functional genome analysis of the Natrarchaeobius species

Editorial: The metabolic pathways of archaea

Metallosphaera sedula bifurcates into two sizes when it is cultured mixotrophically on soluble iron

Editorial: Molecular, cellular, and ecological processes of haloarchaea

Rhomboid proteases: key players at the cell surface within haloarchaea

Diversity and environmental distribution of Asgard archaea in shallow saline sediments

Internal in-frame translation generates Cas11b, which is important for effective interference in an archaeal CRISPR-Cas system

Improved protocol for metabolite extraction and identification of respiratory quinones in extremophilic Archaea grown on mineral materials

Isolation of a Methanobrevibacter gottschalkii strain from an Eastern Gray Kangaroo

5′-untranslated region sequences enhance plasmid-based protein production in Sulfolobus acidocaldarius

MinD proteins regulate CetZ1 localization in Haloferax volcanii

MinD2 modulates cell shape and motility in the archaeon Haloferax volcanii