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Nitrate reduction salvage pathway in Methanococcales #microbiology #biochemistry #methanogens #archaea #MicroSky #ArchaeaSky doi.org/10.3389/fmic...
Check out our new community-level review of archaeal lipids in marine systems, with a focus on paleoenvironmental reconstruction
Ronnie Rattanasriampaipong@paleolipidrr.bsky.social · 4w agoExcited to see this review paper published! OpenAccess: doi.org/10.1029/2025... We provide an updated view on the applications of archaeal lipids as environmental proxies. Shoutouts to our co-lead authors @climategordon.bsky.social and @lipidorama.bsky.social for spearheading on this.
Archaeaophiles! Last chance to sign up as a virtual attendee for MBoA2026. It’s cheap and you will have access to all the talks include our archaea@50 celebration with a special guest: meetings.embo.org/event/26-arc...
Molecular Biology of Archaea: Life Through the Prism of Archaea
In 1977, Woese and colleagues revealed Archaea as a distinct domain of life. Building on this insight, the discovery of Asgard archaea has strengthened the view that many hallmarks of eukaryotic cell…
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✨ New paper alert: A family of archaeal hibernation factors that bind in tandem and protect ribosomes in dormant cells, Nature Communications (www.nature.com/articles/s41...) Congratulations Amos, @kshulgina.bsky.social, Roan, and @jhdcate.bsky.social! #NSFFunded
A family of archaeal hibernation factors that bind in tandem and protect ribosomes in dormant cells - Nature Communications
Hibernation factors preserve ribosomes during cellular dormancy. Here, the authors identify a family of archaeal hibernation factors and use genetic, biochemical, and structural studies to show how th...
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Archaeal and eukaryotic MCM rings sequentially melt DNA for replication initiation @natcomms.nature.com #microbiology #archaea #eukaryotes #MicroSky doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Archaeal and eukaryotic MCM rings sequentially melt DNA for replication initiation - Nature Communications
To prepare for DNA replication, a short region of DNA base-pairs must be broken, termed melting, allowing a helicase to gain a foothold on an isolated DNA strand. Here, authors use single-particle cry...
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Cultivation and molecular profiling reveal ammonia-oxidizing archaea as skin commensals #microbiology #archaea #ammonia #MicroSky @isme-microbes.bsky.social doi.org/10.1093/isme...
Cultivation and molecular profiling reveal ammonia-oxidizing archaea as skin commensals
Abstract. Ammonia-oxidizing archaea (AOA) have repeatedly been detected with molecular methods on human skin, yet their persistence, physiological traits,
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Our paper "Gene ancestries reveal diverse microbial associations during eukaryogenesis.” is finally out in Nature. Eukaryogenesis was likely a gradual process shaped by multiple microbial partners and virus-mediated gene transfer, rather than a single binary symbiosis. doi.org/10.1038/s415...
Physiological trade-offs drive the archaeal dominance and carbon turnover in deep subsurface www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
Polyphosphate affects the growth and methanogenesis of deep-sea methanogenic archaea | PNAS https://www.pnas.org/doi/abs/10.1073/pnas.2608127123?af=R
Polyphosphate affects the growth and methanogenesis of deep-sea methanogenic archaea | PNAS
Microorganisms employ inorganic polyphosphate (polyP) as an ancient strategy for energy and phosphate storage, yet its physiological roles in metha...
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Archaeal Model Organisms: Understanding Genetics, Metabolic Diversity, and Biotechnology Applications #microbiology #archaea #methanogens #genetics #MicroSky doi.org/10.1007/978-...
Archaeal Model Organisms: Understanding Genetics, Metabolic Diversity, and Biotechnology Applications
The domain Archaea comprises diverse life forms distinguished by their unique evolutionary history, cellular structures, and metabolic pathways. Classified initially as “extremophiles,” archaea are now well known to inhabit a wide range of moderate...
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ArchaeaHQ: A Curated Reference Database of Archaeal Genomes | bioRxiv https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.06.02.729493v1?rss=1
Chromatin organization in Asgard archaea: histones, SMC complexes, and the archaeal roots of eukaryotic chromatin: Trends in Genetics www.cell.com/trends/genet... New review by @jvhooff.bsky.social & @damelab.bsky.social
Chromatin organization in Asgard archaea: histones, SMC complexes, and the archaeal roots of eukaryotic chromatin
The genomes of organisms across the tree of life are structurally and functionally organized into chromatin. In eukaryotes, within an organelle called the nucleus, chromatin is shaped by histones and ...
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@joshnhamm.bsky.social @ndombrowski.bsky.social @greening.bsky.social @luisvalentin.bsky.social et al. provide the first investigation into the enigmatic Terrarchaeota and insights into the evolution of high salt adaptation in Archaea. 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msag091 #evobio #molbio #microbeSky
New lineages provide insights into the convergent evolution of extreme salt adaptation within symbiotic Archaea
Abstract. Environmental genomics has led to the discovery of many new lineages of archaea, including “DPANN” (or Nanobdellati), comprising organisms with s
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Effects of sulfide on the activity of the ammonia-oxidizing archaeon Nitrosopumilus maritimus SCM1 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6... #jcampubs
🧬 New preprint out from @lingdong-shi.bsky.social et al. on the origin and evolution of archaeal Borg extrachromosomal elements across different environments. Congratulations Ling-Dong and co-authors! 📄 doi.org/10.64898/202...
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Diversification in ANME-1 archaea is associated with the presence of highly variable genomic hotspots | Nature Communications https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-73573-4
#Microbiology : Methanoperedenaceae archaea: a 20-year research journey These microorganisms can catalyze anaerobic methane oxidation. Here, Liu et al. review both their biology and their potential applications such as in wastewater treatment
Methanoperedenaceae archaea: a 20-year research journey - Nature Communications
Microorganisms within the Methanoperedenaceae family of archaea can catalyze anaerobic methane oxidation. In this Review, Liu et al. reflect on the history and challenges of Methanoperedenaceae research, covering both the biology and the potential applications such as in wastewater treatment.
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Archaea Power Hour returns next WEDNESDAY, May 20th, at 10AM EST / 4PM CET for the final installment of our spring semester seminar series!! We have two exciting talks planned for you so check your email for the Zoom link (coming soon) or visit our website (link in bio) for more info on how to join.
Wait, what? Reversing #methanogenesis to produce #ethanol? #microbiology #methanogens #archaea #MicroSky #ArchaeaSky www.nature.com/articles/s43...
Reversing methanogenesis to produce ethanol - Communications Earth & Environment
Acetate produced by methanogens from captured methane and carbon dioxide can be converted efficiently to ethanol, demonstrated by lab experiments on the engineered methanogen Methanosarcina acetivoran...
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A complete-genome view of phylum Nanobdellota and recurrent Form III RuBisCO transfer between archaea and Patescibacteriota | bioRxiv https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.05.13.725050v1?rss=1
New lineages provide insights into the convergent evolution of extreme salt adaptation within symbiotic Archaea | Molecular Biology and Evolution | Oxford Academic https://academic.oup.com/mbe/advance-article/doi/10.1093/molbev/msag091/8679137
New lineages provide insights into the convergent evolution of extreme salt adaptation within symbiotic Archaea
Abstract. Environmental genomics has led to the discovery of many new lineages of archaea, including “DPANN” (or Nanobdellati), comprising organisms with s
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A conserved oscillatory system that positions the divisome in Archaea https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.05.19.726155v1
New preprint! Cell division has to happen at the right place but how Archaea pick that place is unknown. We now identified a three-protein system, Dip, that positions the divisome at midcell in H. volcanii and is broadly conserved across Archaea. A thread 🧵 www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
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WE ARE BACK!!! Archaea Power Hour will return this coming WEDNESDAY, Oct. 22nd at 10AM EST/4PM CET. Check your email for the Zoom link (coming soon) or register here: forms.gle/6QvCjHH2H4pxro…. Take a look at the exciting talks we have planned to kick off our fall seminar series:
Live cell imaging of Ca. Nha. antarcticus and Hrr. lacusprofundi using agarose pads. Protocol now live! www.archaea.bio/protocols/li...
Live Cell Imaging of Ca. Nha. antarcticus and Hrr. lacusprofundi using agarose pads
This protocol is an adapted form of the protocol developed for imaging haloarchaea (Liao et al., 2021) and subsequently applied to co-cultures containing nanohaloarchaea and haloarchaea (Hamm et al., ...
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Look at this nice cover: beautiful archaella, image made by @sshamphavi.bsky.social ! Thanks also to Marta Rodeiguez for keeping the EM im shape in @ottlab.bsky.social lab! At @biologyunifreiburg.bsky.social at @uni-freiburg.de @sfb1381.bsky.social @cibss.bsky.social
Nature Microbiology@natmicrobiol.nature.com · 10mo agoSome keen Observations in Our October issue! 🦠 Cancer microbiome 🌊 Marine microbes in warming oceans 🌐 broad-range phages 🧬 genetically minimised Salmonella 🔧 Viral infection mechanisms 🧪 Oxaloacetate antiviral defence and more, here: www.nature.com/nmicrobiol/v...
