Frontiers in Microbiology | Extreme Microbiology

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

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Original Research

Accepted on 08 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
Donato Giovannelli

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1649514

224 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

474 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

582 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

512 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

812 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

1,237 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

1,249 views

Original Research

Accepted on 28 Jul 2025

Lipase production from Bacillus safensis VC-6 isolated from the Volcanic Region of Copahue: Optimization and functional genomic insights

in Extreme Microbiology

Valeria Luisa Foronda
Valeria Castellanos
Claudia Hoepfner
Daniel Guzmán
Hector Orlando Guzman
Jerry Luis Solis Valdivia

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1621262

Original Research

Published on 28 Jul 2025

Halophilic and halotolerant fungi across diverse climates: a comparative study of Polish and Italian soil ecosystems

in Extreme Microbiology

Weronika Śliżewska
Katarzyna Struszczyk-Świta
Anna Otlewska
Flavia Pinzari
Loredana Canfora
Katarzyna Dybka-Stȩpień
Rosario Napoli
Melania Migliore
Andrea Manfredini
Olga Marchut-Mikołajczyk

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1637496

1,066 views

Original Research

Accepted on 25 Jul 2025

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

in Extreme Microbiology

Zexi Jiao
Xue-Gong Li
Wei-Jia ZHANG
Guan-Yuan Zhang
Shijie Bai
Ling Fu
Long-Fei Wu

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1643593

220 views

Original Research

Published on 24 Jul 2025

Biogeography of soda lake microbiome and uneven cross-continent transition rates

in Extreme Microbiology

Minglei Ren
Jianjun Wang

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1614302

1,304 views

Review

Published on 23 Jul 2025

Toward sustainable phycocyanin production using halo-alkaliphilic cyanobacteria: from direct air capture of carbon dioxide to biorefinery

in Extreme Microbiology

Lianchun Yi
Ruchita Solanki
Miranda Moll
Agasteswar Vadlamani
Hector De la Hoz Siegler
Marc Strous

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1618123

883 views

Original Research

Published on 23 Jul 2025

Cyanobacterial mats and their associated microbiomes in saline and freshwater lakes from the Bolivian Altiplano

in Extreme Microbiology

Guilherme Scotta Hentschke
Miguel Semedo
Jimmy Ciancas
Claudia Hoepfner
Daniel Guzmán
Daniela S. Rivera
Vitor M. Vasconcelos

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1650455

1,167 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Jul 2025

Lanthanide bioadsorption by the extremophile Exiguobacterium sp.: utilizing microbial extracellular polysaccharides for high-value element recovery

in Extreme Microbiology

Karem Gallardo
Génesis Serrano
Rodrigo Castillo
Sebastián Michea
Julio I. Urzúa
Dayana Arias
Francisco Remonsellez

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1575677

1,307 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Jul 2025

Quantifying hydrothermal ammonium mobilization from sediment and implications for the marine biosphere: a case study from the Guaymas Basin, Gulf of California

in Extreme Microbiology

Nathan Rochelle-Bates
Annabel Long
Graeme A. MacGilchrist
Andreas Teske
Eva E. Stüeken

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1523696

819 views