Frontiers in Microbiology | Extreme Microbiology

Original Research

Accepted on 18 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

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Original Research

Accepted on 17 Jul 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 Bruna
Alex Echeverría-Vega
Sura Jasem
Saja Mohsen Alardhi
Alex R Gonzalez

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1622325

138 views

Original Research

Accepted on 17 Jul 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
Haristoy Juan José
Abraham Zapata-Araya
Ana Rosa Moya-Beltrán
Pedro Sepúlveda-Rebolledo
Ernesto Perez-Rueda
Ricardo Ulloa

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1610279

187 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

712 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

265 views

Original Research

Accepted on 14 Jul 2025

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

in Extreme Microbiology

Minglei Ren
Hua Xiang
Jianjun Wang

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1614302

123 views

Review

Accepted on 10 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

168 views

Original Research

Accepted on 09 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 Vasconcelos

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1650455

214 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Jul 2025

Isolation and characterization of Boudabousia marimammalium from a mangrove habitat: identification of dual-function antimicrobial and anticancer peptides

in Extreme Microbiology

Yalpi Karthik
Srinivasa Krishnappa
Manjula Ishwara Kalyani
Ramakrishna D.
Prabhudev S. H.
Kumar K. M.
Sanchit Thakur
Laila A. Al-Shuraym
Lamya Ahmed Alkeridis
Ohud Muslat Aharthy

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1574859

704 views

Original Research

Published on 04 Jul 2025

Genetic and biochemical diversity of terpene biosynthesis in cyanobacterial strains from tropical soda lakes

in Extreme Microbiology

Mauricio J. Machado
Fernanda R. Jacinavicius
Rhuana V. Médice
Rafael B. Dextro
Anderson M. T. Feitosa
Marcio B. Weiss
Thierry A. Pellegrinetti
Simone R. Cotta
Camila M. Crnkovic
Marli F. Fiore

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1582103

1,547 views

Original Research

Accepted on 03 Jul 2025

The encoded and expressed biosynthetic potential of Greenland Ice Sheet microbes

in Extreme Microbiology

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

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1620548

156 views

Original Research

Accepted on 30 Jun 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-Stępień
Rosario Napoli
Melania Migliore
Andrea Manfredini
Olga Marchut-Mikołajczyk

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1637496

174 views

Original Research

Accepted on 26 Jun 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 Green
Kasthuri Venkateswaran
Peter F. Bertone
Curtis W. Bahr
Samantha A. Marcella
Heather C. Morris

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1600106

275 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Jun 2025

Metagenomic insights into the microbial communities and functional traits of hot springs in Guizhou Province, China

in Extreme Microbiology

Feng Chen
Min Cheng
Dongyun Rong
Yanyan Wang
Rubing Liang
Muhammad Irfan
Yingqian Kang
Yu Cao

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1615879

1,007 views

Original Research

Published on 16 Jun 2025

Bacterial community composition and function in different habitats in Antarctic Fildes region revealed by high-throughput sequencing

in Extreme Microbiology

Yi-He Zhang
Yong-Qiang Hu
Yin-Xin Zeng
Ting Hu
Wei Han
Yu Du
Zhong Hu
Shan-Shan Meng

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1524681

878 views

Original Research

Published on 13 Jun 2025

Archaeal LOV domains from Lake Diamante: first functional characterization of a halo-adapted photoreceptor

in Extreme Microbiology

Lorena Valle
Yonathan J. Coronel
Guillermina E. Bravo
Joaquín A. Díaz
Virginia Helena Albarracín
María E. Farías
Inés Abatedaga

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1572269

1,278 views