Frontiers in Microbiology | Extreme Microbiology

Original Research

Accepted on 14 Oct 2025

Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles by Kocuria flava isolated from photovoltaic panels for combating infections, cancer, and water pollution

in Extreme Microbiology

Kuldeep Luhana
Vishal Prajapati
Dhanusha Panchal
Manisha Dikshit
Rajesh Patel
Sunil Bhavsar
Ashish Patel
Dipak Kumar Sahoo

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1658320

184 views

Original Research

Accepted on 10 Oct 2025

Subzero cell division, respiration, and genomic traits of cryophilic Arthrobacter agilis Ant-EH-1 isolated from cold-arid Antarctic mineral soils

in Extreme Microbiology

Claudia Wood
Elisse Magnuson
Ethan Harrop
Elizabeth Trembath-Reichert
Mary Beth Wilhelm
Jacqueline Goordial

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1620620

259 views

Original Research

Accepted on 10 Oct 2025

Consistent microorganisms respond during aerobic thaw of Alaskan permafrost soils

in Extreme Microbiology

Joy M O'Brien
Nathan D Blais
Hannah Holland-Moritz
Katherine Shek
Tom Douglas
Robyn A Barbato
Jessica Gilman Ernakovich

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1654065

461 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Sep 2025

Difference and environmental drivers of bacterial communities on wall paintings of the Maijishan and Mogao Grottoes, China

in Extreme Microbiology

Wenxia Ma
Qiqi Chen
Fasi Wu
Dongpeng He
Yulong Duan
Yongqiang Yue
Ji-Dong Gu
Xiaoyan Yang
Huyuan Feng

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1657118

2,555 views

Editorial

Published on 22 Sep 2025

Editorial: Industrial application of extreme microbes: harnessing the power of nature's extremophiles

in Extreme Microbiology

Sahib Zada
Muhammad Rafiq
Wasim Sajjad

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1697504

3,583 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Sep 2025

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

in Extreme Microbiology

Cassie M. Hopton
Peter Nienow
Charles S. Cockell

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1642998

3,215 views

Original Research

Accepted on 17 Sep 2025

Tracing microbial carbon sources in hydrothermal sediments by 13C isotopic analysis of bacterial and archaeal ribosomal RNA

in Extreme Microbiology

Barbara J. Macgregor
Henricus T.S. Boschker
Daniel Hoer
Daniel B Albert
Howard Mendlovitz
Andreas Teske

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1680337

2,849 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Sep 2025

Functional stratification and enzymatic arrangement in microbial communities across a hypersaline depth gradient

in Extreme Microbiology

Claudia Hoepfner
Daniel Guzmán
Boris Vidal-Veuthey
Valeria Foronda
Antonia Beggs
Juan P. Cárdenas
Virginia A. Vargas
Fernando D. Alfaro

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1624058

2,838 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Sep 2025

Plant species-specific rhizobiome assembly in the hyper-arid Atacama Desert

in Extreme Microbiology

J. Fortt
J. Castro-Severyn
A. Choque
G. Donoso
A. Stoll
D. L. Jones
C. P. Saavedra
B. Fuentes
F. Remonsellez

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1587491

1,853 views

Review

Published on 10 Sep 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

2,738 views

Review

Published on 05 Sep 2025

Bioactivity of microbial biofilms in extreme environments

in Extreme Microbiology

Shriya P. Bhat
David J. Roach

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1602583

3,491 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Sep 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
Xiying Zhang
Shu Xing
Hailun He
John Kevin Bielicki
Mingyang Zhou

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1662394

2,843 views

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

2,180 views
1 citation

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

1,771 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

2,163 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

1,364 views