Mining microbial and metabolic dark matter in extreme environments: a roadmap for harnessing the power of multi-omics data

JR Han, S Li, WJ Li, L Dong - Advanced Biotechnology, 2024 - Springer
Extreme environments such as hyperarid, hypersaline, hyperthermal environments, and the
deep sea harbor diverse microbial communities, which are specially adapted to extreme …

[HTML][HTML] Sediment prokaryotic microbial community and potential biogeochemical cycle from saline lakes shaped by habitat

YH Liu, OAA Mohamad, L Gao, YG Xie… - Microbiological …, 2023 - Elsevier
The microbial diversity and ecological function in different saline lakes was reduced or
disappeared as the influence of climate change and human activities even before they were …

The parasitic lifestyle of an archaeal symbiont

JN Hamm, Y Liao, A von Kügelgen… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
DPANN archaea are a diverse group of microorganisms characterised by small cells and
reduced genomes. To date, all cultivated DPANN archaea are ectosymbionts that require …

A step into the rare biosphere: genomic features of the new genus Terrihalobacillus and the new species Aquibacillus salsiterrae from hypersaline soils

C Galisteo, RR de la Haba, C Sánchez-Porro… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Hypersaline soils are a source of prokaryotic diversity that has been overlooked until very
recently. The phylum Bacillota, which includes the genus Aquibacillus, is one of the 26 phyla …

Analysis of nearly 3000 archaeal genomes from terrestrial geothermal springs sheds light on interconnected biogeochemical processes

YL Qi, YT Chen, YG Xie, YX Li, YZ Rao, MM Li… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Terrestrial geothermal springs are physicochemically diverse and host abundant
populations of Archaea. However, the diversity, functionality, and geological influences of …

[HTML][HTML] Unravelling biosynthesis and biodegradation potentials of microbial dark matters in hypersaline lakes

Z Qiu, Y Zhu, Q Zhang, X Qiao, R Mu, Z Xu… - Environmental Science …, 2024 - Elsevier
Biosynthesis and biodegradation of microorganisms critically underpin the development of
biotechnology, new drugs and therapies, and environmental remediation. However, most …

SALINITY-Induced changes in diversity, stability, and functional profiles of microbial communities in different Saline Lakes in Arid Areas

L Gao, MPN Rao, YH Liu, PD Wang, ZH Lian… - Microbial Ecology, 2024 - Springer
Saline lakes, characterized by high salinity and limited nutrient availability, provide an ideal
environment for studying extreme halophiles and their biogeochemical processes. The …

Functional diversity of nanohaloarchaea within xylan-degrading consortia

O Reva, E Messina, V La Cono, F Crisafi… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Extremely halophilic representatives of the phylum Candidatus Nanohaloarchaeota
(members of the DPANN superphyla) are obligately associated with extremely halophilic …

Microbiological insights into anaerobic phenol degradation mechanisms and bulking phenomenon in a mesophilic upflow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor in long …

K Kuroda, R Maeda, F Shinshima, K Urasaki, K Kubota… - Water Research, 2024 - Elsevier
In this study, a long-term operation of 2,747 days was conducted to evaluate the
performance of the upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor and investigated the …

Response of microbial diversity and function to the degradation of Barkol Saline Lake

YH Liu, L Gao, HC Jiang, BZ Fang, Y Huang… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Barkol Lake, a shrinking hypersaline lake situated in the northeast of Xinjiang, China, has
experienced the exposure of its riverbed and the gradual drying up of its original sediment …