Frontiers in Microbiology | Extreme Microbiology

Review

Published on 10 Apr 2026

Evaluating the scientific and regulatory case for the deployment of the radioresistant genus Deinococcus in bioremediation

in Extreme Microbiology

Sudeep S. Vattikuti
Leilani S. Boren
Ryan A. Grosso
Chad M. Albert
Jonathan T. E. Hill
Joaquin Caro-Astorga
James M. Tuohy

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1777693

262 views

Original Research

Accepted on 09 Apr 2026

Taxonomic Description of Uncultured Cyanobacteria from Extreme Habitats through Genome-Based Classification

in Extreme Microbiology

Edi Sudianto
Maximillian D. Shlafstein
Benoit Durieu
Marie Harmel
Luc Cornet
Jimmy H Saw

Frontiers in Microbiology

Editorial

Published on 08 Apr 2026

Editorial: Recent insights on thermophilic anaerobic bacteria

in Extreme Microbiology

Johann Orlygsson
Sean M. Scully
Ed W. J. van Niel

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1833446

120 views

Original Research

Accepted on 07 Apr 2026

Rock surfaces as reservoirs for airborne halophilic microorganisms in the Bochnia Salt Mine

in Extreme Microbiology

Magdalena Kowalewicz-Kulbat
Gabriela Arciszewska
Maciej Manecki
Dominika Drzewiecka
Michalina Rachubik
Karolina Stępniak
Luciana Albuquerque
Conceiçao Egas
Krzysztof Krawczyk
Camille Locht

Frontiers in Microbiology

Editorial

Accepted on 31 Mar 2026

Editorial: Psychrotolerant Microbes: Ecological Adaptations and Biotechnological Potential

in Extreme Microbiology

Anita Pandey
Avinash Sharma
Sergio Leiva Poveda

Frontiers in Microbiology

Original Research

Accepted on 30 Mar 2026

Arsenic detoxification within thermo-alkaline biofilms

in Extreme Microbiology

Gwendolyn Cooper
Stephanie H Ayotte
Martina L Du
Jessica D Wood
Breuklyn Opp
Brian Bothner MSU
Brent Peyton

Frontiers in Microbiology

Original Research

Accepted on 27 Mar 2026

Antarctic Microbial Protein-Rich Extracts with Cryoprotective Potential for Cell and Viral Preservation

in Extreme Microbiology

Joana Camila Lopes
Oscar Bruna-Romero
Rubens Tadeu Delgado Duarte

Frontiers in Microbiology

Original Research

Published on 27 Mar 2026

Evaluation of Ulva lactuca hydrolysates as a feedstock for clostridial fermentations to produce 1,2-propanediol

in Extreme Microbiology

Eva Maria Ingvadottir
Sean M. Scully
Johann Orlygsson

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1730238

124 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Mar 2026

Weather conditions structure the taxonomic and functional diversity of the aeolian dust microbiome

in Extreme Microbiology

Linton Freund
Talyssa M. Topacio
Yaning Miao
William C. Porter
Mark Swenson
Mia Maltz
Jon Botthoff
Emma L. Aronson

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1691133

350 views

Original Research

Accepted on 24 Mar 2026

Coordinated Proteome-Scale Remodeling Underlies Polyextremophilic Survival in Antarctic Cryo-Hypersaline Brines

in Extreme Microbiology

Shubham Pandey
Anjali Gupta
Mohammad Ali Amoozegar
Ram Karan

Frontiers in Microbiology

118 views

Original Research

Published on 23 Mar 2026

Pushing the upper temperature limit of methanotrophy in continental hydrothermal ecosystems, active biological methane oxidation in hot springs of Yellowstone National Park

in Extreme Microbiology

Alta E. G. Howells
Michelle Santana
Ellen M. Cook
Brianna Orrill
Grayson Boyer
R. Vincent Debes
Kristopher M. Fecteau
Daniel R. Colman
Eric S. Boyd
Everett L. Shock

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1736896

701 views

Original Research

Published on 20 Mar 2026

Airborne microorganisms in muddy rain: microbe-mineral interactions and their ecosystem impact

in Extreme Microbiology

Azahara Navarro-Nieva
Fernando Martínez-Checa
Rafael Delgado
Jesús Párraga
M. Pilar Francino
Nuria Jiménez-Hernández
Ana del Moral

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1772201

396 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Mar 2026

Microbial diversity and community shifts in a petroleum reservoir under production: effects of water breakthrough and anthropogenic alterations

in Extreme Microbiology

Armando Alibrandi
Julia Plewka
Rolando di Primio
Alexander Bartholomäus
Aurèle Vuillemin
Alexander J. Probst
Jens Kallmeyer

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1741638

365 views

Original Research

Published on 18 Mar 2026

Heterologous expression and characterization of polyhydroxyalkanoate synthase genes from haloarchaeal strains in Haloferax mediterranei

in Extreme Microbiology

Keisuke Wada
Kazunori Ushimaru
Shun Sato
Tokuma Fukuoka

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1754904

250 views

Original Research

Published on 12 Mar 2026

Autotrophic growth of Thermus sp. PS18 and its genomic determinants shed light on the autotrophic lifestyle and its evolution in the Thermaceae family

in Extreme Microbiology

Tatyana G. Sokolova
Alexander G. Elcheninov
Galina B. Slobodkina
Ekaterina A. Provotorova
Maria I. Zvereva
Alexander V. Lebedinsky
Nikolai A. Chernyh

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1769897

384 views

Original Research

Accepted on 10 Mar 2026

Enhancing UV-C and Perchlorate Resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana Through the Introduction of Microbial Genes from Hypersaline Environment

in Extreme Microbiology

Carolina González De Figueras
Sara Gómez
María Lamprecht-Grandío
Salvador Mirete
Jorge Díaz-Rullo
Pablo Martínez-Rodríguez
Mercedes Sánchez-Costa
José Eduardo González-Pastor

Frontiers in Microbiology

Original Research

Published on 09 Mar 2026

Environmental distribution, physiology and genomic adaptations of arctic ammonia-oxidizing archaea

in Extreme Microbiology

Marina Montserrat Díez
Maximilian Dreer
Christa Schleper
Melina Kerou

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1722591

1,070 views

Original Research

Published on 05 Mar 2026

Lipid biomarkers reveal dominance of aerobic methanotrophy in a continental serpentinizing system

in Extreme Microbiology

Cybele R. Collins
Mary N. Parenteau
Linda L. Jahnke
Michael D. Kubo
Serena Moseman-Valtierra
Kyle Young
Dawn Cardace

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1694997

762 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Mar 2026

Metagenomic analysis of the community structure and functional potential of Tamarix rhizosphere microbiomes along a soil salinity gradient

in Extreme Microbiology

Yanzhi Wang
Lijuan Zhang
Wei Huang
Ning Wang
Meng Sun
Longyuan Wu
Wei Wang
Chong Shi

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1756020

382 views

Original Research

Accepted on 03 Mar 2026

Widespread deep-sea microorganisms in subseafloor geochemical cycling

in Extreme Microbiology

Renee Louise Hageman
Sven Le Moine Bauer
Ingunn H Thorseth
Jo Brendryen
Tor Einar Møller
Réka Böröcz
Hannah Babel
Bjarte Hannisdal
Steffen Leth Jørgensen

Frontiers in Microbiology

118 views

Original Research

Published on 03 Mar 2026

Multi-guild microbial cooperation sustains long-term anaerobic toluene degradation through sulfur cycling

in Extreme Microbiology

Bruna Matturro
Matteo Tucci
Andrea Firrincieli
Luca Niccolini
Verónica Peña-Álvarez
Marco Resitano
Martina Trinchillo
Ana Isabel Peláez
Simona Rossetti
Maurizio Petruccioli

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1773863

473 views

Original Research

Published on 27 Feb 2026

Microbial community patterns in two geochemically contrasting zones within the alkaline lake Bagno dell'Acqua (Pantelleria Island, Italy)

in Extreme Microbiology

Agnese Piacentini
Stefano Amalfitano
Barbara Casentini
Andrea Butturini
Ilaria Mazzini
Marco Seminara
Emanuele Colica
Francesco Giuseppe Falese
Francesco Latino Chiocci
Cristina Mazzoni

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1773453

490 views

Review

Published on 27 Feb 2026

Molecular adaptations and engineering of extremophiles for synthetic biology and biotechnological applications

in Extreme Microbiology

Yusra Abdul Rehman
Amna Fayyaz
Amal Saeed Alblooshi
Khalid Muhammad
Sunil Mundra
Mohammad Tauqeer Alam

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1754802

1,627 views

Editorial

Published on 27 Feb 2026

Editorial: Rising stars in geomicrobiology: microbial life in subsurface, seep and hydrothermal ecosystems

in Extreme Microbiology

S. Emil Ruff
Ranjani Murali
Maxim Rubin-Blum
Andreas P. Teske

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1808625

360 views

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articles

Evaluating the scientific and regulatory case for the deployment of the radioresistant genus Deinococcus in bioremediation

Taxonomic Description of Uncultured Cyanobacteria from Extreme Habitats through Genome-Based Classification

Editorial: Recent insights on thermophilic anaerobic bacteria

Rock surfaces as reservoirs for airborne halophilic microorganisms in the Bochnia Salt Mine

Editorial: Psychrotolerant Microbes: Ecological Adaptations and Biotechnological Potential

Arsenic detoxification within thermo-alkaline biofilms

Antarctic Microbial Protein-Rich Extracts with Cryoprotective Potential for Cell and Viral Preservation

Evaluation of Ulva lactuca hydrolysates as a feedstock for clostridial fermentations to produce 1,2-propanediol

Weather conditions structure the taxonomic and functional diversity of the aeolian dust microbiome

Coordinated Proteome-Scale Remodeling Underlies Polyextremophilic Survival in Antarctic Cryo-Hypersaline Brines

Pushing the upper temperature limit of methanotrophy in continental hydrothermal ecosystems, active biological methane oxidation in hot springs of Yellowstone National Park

Airborne microorganisms in muddy rain: microbe-mineral interactions and their ecosystem impact

Microbial diversity and community shifts in a petroleum reservoir under production: effects of water breakthrough and anthropogenic alterations

Heterologous expression and characterization of polyhydroxyalkanoate synthase genes from haloarchaeal strains in Haloferax mediterranei

Autotrophic growth of Thermus sp. PS18 and its genomic determinants shed light on the autotrophic lifestyle and its evolution in the Thermaceae family

Enhancing UV-C and Perchlorate Resistance in Arabidopsis thaliana Through the Introduction of Microbial Genes from Hypersaline Environment

Environmental distribution, physiology and genomic adaptations of arctic ammonia-oxidizing archaea

Lipid biomarkers reveal dominance of aerobic methanotrophy in a continental serpentinizing system

Metagenomic analysis of the community structure and functional potential of Tamarix rhizosphere microbiomes along a soil salinity gradient

Widespread deep-sea microorganisms in subseafloor geochemical cycling

Multi-guild microbial cooperation sustains long-term anaerobic toluene degradation through sulfur cycling

Microbial community patterns in two geochemically contrasting zones within the alkaline lake Bagno dell'Acqua (Pantelleria Island, Italy)

Molecular adaptations and engineering of extremophiles for synthetic biology and biotechnological applications

Editorial: Rising stars in geomicrobiology: microbial life in subsurface, seep and hydrothermal ecosystems