Frontiers in Microbiology | Extreme Microbiology

Original Research

Published on 29 Aug 2025

Hydrodynamic flow and benthic boundary layer interactions shape the microbial community in Milos shallow water hydrothermal vents

in Extreme Microbiology

Ana Clara Pelliciari Silva
Flavia Migliaccio
Bernardo Barosa
Luigi Gallucci
Mustafa Yücel
Dionysis Foustoukos
Nadine Le Bris
Stuart J. Bartlett
Valerio D’Alessandro
Costantino Vetriani

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1649514

1,076 views

Original Research

Accepted on 25 Aug 2025

Growth, physiology and metabolism of Halomonas meridiana in aqueous ammonium sulphate with implications for icy moon astrobiology

in Extreme Microbiology

Cassie Marie Hopton
Peter William Nienow
Charles S. Cockell

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1642998

717 views

Original Research

Accepted on 25 Aug 2025

Expression and Characterization of Est2: A Novel Cold-Adapted Esterase from Antarctic Bacterium Defining the New Esterase Family XXII

in Extreme Microbiology

Yuanfang He
Zeyuan Sun
Xi-Ying Zhang
Shu Xing
Hailun He
John Kevin Bielicki
Mingyang Zhou

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1662394

698 views

Review

Accepted on 25 Aug 2025

H⁺-capacitor and ATP Production in Obligate Alkaliphilic Bacillaceae: Insights into Cytochrome c and H+ Transport Mechanisms

in Extreme Microbiology

Isao Yumoto

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1637315

690 views

Review

Accepted on 22 Aug 2025

Bioactivity of biofilm lifestyles in extreme environments

in Extreme Microbiology

Shriya Prakash Bhat
David Roach

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1602583

774 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Aug 2025

Lipase production from Bacillus safensis VC-6 isolated from the volcanic region of Copahue: optimization and functional genomic insights

in Extreme Microbiology

Valeria Foronda
Valeria Castellanos
Claudia Hoepfner
Daniel Guzmán
Héctor Guzmán
Jerry L. Solis

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1621262

1,166 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Aug 2025

Effects of simulated space environmental conditions on cleanroom microbes

in Extreme Microbiology

Chelsi D. Cassilly
Atul M. Chander
Jason A. Vaughn
Kevin J. Kunstman
Stefan J. Green
Kasthuri Venkateswaran
Peter F. Bertone
Curtis W. Bahr
Samantha A. Marcella
Heather C. Morris

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1600106

1,391 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Aug 2025

High hydrostatic pressure enhanced the growth of deep-sea Thermococcus aciditolerans by promoting the reduction of elemental sulfur

in Extreme Microbiology

Ze-Xi Jiao
Xue-Gong Li
Wei-Jia Zhang
Guan-Yuan Zhang
Shi-Jie Bai
Ling Fu
Long-Fei Wu

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1643593

865 views

Original Research

Accepted on 12 Aug 2025

Plant Species-Specific Rhizobiome Assembly in the Hyper-Arid Atacama Desert

in Extreme Microbiology

Jonathan Fortt
Juan Castro-Severyn
Alessandra Choque
Gabriel Donoso
Alexandra Stoll
Davey Jones
Claudia P Saavedra
Barbara Fuentes
FRANCISCO REMONSELLEZ

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1587491

249 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Aug 2025

Exploring the eco-evolutionary role of plasmids and defense systems in ‘Fervidacidithiobacillus caldus’ extreme acidophile

in Extreme Microbiology

Sebastián Pacheco-Acosta
Gustavo Castro-Toro
Camila Rojas-Villalobos
Cesar Valenzuela
Juan José Haristoy
Abraham Zapata-Araya
Ana Moya-Beltrán
Pedro Sepúlveda-Rebolledo
Ernesto Pérez-Rueda
Ricardo Ulloa

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1610279

1,310 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Aug 2025

Taxonomic and functional diversity of alkali-tolerant bacteria enriched from the Taklimakan Desert

in Extreme Microbiology

Feng Wen
Guo Yang
Xueling Zhao
Tiantian Zhao
Linquan Bai
Zhanfeng Xia

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1580401

961 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Aug 2025

Biodiversity and culture of prokaryotes inhabiting haloalkaline and meromictic Soap Lake, Washington, USA

in Extreme Microbiology

Olivia J. M. Vanderlaan
Emily M. Simmons
Kelli M. Damman
Makenna D. Waddell
Savannah F. Ross
Amanda D. Armstrong
Mackenzie L. Walker
S. Josiah Sattley
W. Matthew Sattley

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1620605

1,087 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Aug 2025

Harnessing cosmic carbon: anaerobic microbial responses to fullerenes under early Earth conditions

in Extreme Microbiology

Elle Bethune
Andrey Gromov
Eleanor E. B. Campbell
Charles S. Cockell

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1511842

904 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Aug 2025

Genomic basis and functional characterization of the exopolysaccharide production by a thermotolerant Bacillus isolated from Tolhuaca hot spring

in Extreme Microbiology

Cynthia Meza
Benjamin Sepulveda
Nicolás Flores-Castañón
Francisca Valenzuela
Catherine Ormeño
Alexis Castillo
Alex Echeverría-Vega
Sura Jasem Mohammed Breig
Saja Mohsen Alardhi
Alex Gonzalez

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1622325

1,482 views

Original Research

Published on 31 Jul 2025

The encoded and expressed biosynthetic potential of Greenland Ice Sheet microbes

in Extreme Microbiology

Ate H. Jaarsma
Katie Sipes
Athanasios Zervas
Helen K. Feord
Francisco Campuzano Jiménez
Mariane S. Thøgersen
Liane G. Benning
Martyn Tranter
Alexandre M. Anesio

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1620548

1,567 views

Original Research

Published on 31 Jul 2025

Roles of mobile genetic elements and biosynthetic gene clusters in environmental adaptation of acidophilic archaeon Ferroplasma to extreme polluted environments

in Extreme Microbiology

Yiran Li
Liyuan Ma
Shanshan Huang
Shiqi Chen
Shadab Begum
Nazidi Ibrahim
Yili Liang
Xueduan Liu

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1654373

1,515 views