Frontiers in Microbiology | Extreme Microbiology

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

1,341 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

2,421 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

2,182 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

1,462 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

2,402 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

1,472 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

2,417 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

2,896 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

2,575 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

1,902 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

1,556 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

1,923 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

1,160 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

1,651 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

1,210 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

1,274 views