Archaea remains the least-studied and least-characterized domain of life despite its
significance not just to the ecology of our planet but also to the evolution of eukaryotes. It is …

Methanogens are anaerobic archaea which conserve energy by producing methane. Found
in nearly every anaerobic environment on earth, methanogens serve important roles in …

Formic acid (FA) has emerged as a promising one-carbon feedstock for biorefinery.
However, developing efficient microbial hosts for economically competitive FA utilization …

In many anoxic environments, syntrophic acetate oxidation (SAO) is a key pathway
mediating the conversion of acetate into methane through obligate cross-feeding …

Compared with the extensive knowledge on cell division in model eukaryotes and bacteria,
little is known about how archaea divide. Interestingly, both endosomal sorting complex …

Methanogenic archaea are the only organisms that produce CH4 as part of their energy-
generating metabolism. They are ubiquitous in oxidant-depleted, anoxic environments such …

Methyl-coenzyme M reductase (MCR) is an archaeal enzyme that catalyzes the final step of
methanogenesis and the first step in the anaerobic oxidation of methane, the energy …

Our societies must reconsider current industrial practices and find carbon-neutral
alternatives to avoid the detrimental environmental effects that come with the release of …

Methanogens are anaerobic methane-producing archaea that derive energy from
methanogenesis, a biological process responsible for most global methane emissions …

Methanogenesis allows methanogenic archaea to generate cellular energy for their growth
while producing methane. Thermophilic hydrogenotrophic species of the genus …