A wide array of microorganisms, including many novel, phylogenetically deeply rooted taxa,
survive and thrive in extreme environments. These unique and reduced-complexity …

The numbers and diversity of microbes in ecosystems within and around us is unmatched,
yet most of these microorganisms remain recalcitrant to in vitro cultivation. Various high …

The global diversity of Bacteria and Archaea, the most ancient and most widespread forms
of life on Earth, is a subject of intense controversy. This controversy stems largely from the …

Practical Handbook of Microbiology, 4th edition provides basic, clear and concise
knowledge and practical information about working with microorganisms. Useful to anyone …

This study describes reconstruction of two highly unusual archaeal genomes by de novo
metagenomic assembly of multiple, deeply sequenced libraries from surface waters of Lake …

Biological features can be inferred, based on genomic data, for many microbial lineages that
remain uncultured. However, cultivation is important for characterizing an organism's …

Highlights•We detail how the application of metagenomics has changed research in extreme
environments.•We focus on microbial functionality under environmental extremes.•We …

The Archaea evolved as one of the three primary lineages several billion years ago, but the
first archaea to be discovered were described in the scientific literature about 130 years ago …

Antarctica is arguably the world's most important continent for influencing the Earth's climate
and ocean ecosystem function. The unique physico-chemical properties of the Southern …

Several groups of Archaea, all Euryarchaeota, develop in hypersaline environments (from>
10% salt up to saturation). The cultured diversity of halophilic Archaea includes the family …