Diversity, ecology and evolution of Archaea

BJ Baker, V De Anda, KW Seitz, N Dombrowski… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Compared to bacteria, our knowledge of archaeal biology is limited. Historically,
microbiologists have mostly relied on culturing and single-gene diversity surveys to …

The growing tree of Archaea: new perspectives on their diversity, evolution and ecology

PS Adam, G Borrel, C Brochier-Armanet… - The ISME …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
The Archaea occupy a key position in the Tree of Life, and are a major fraction of microbial
diversity. Abundant in soils, ocean sediments and the water column, they have crucial roles …

A standardized archaeal taxonomy for the Genome Taxonomy Database

C Rinke, M Chuvochina, AJ Mussig, PA Chaumeil… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
The accrual of genomic data from both cultured and uncultured microorganisms provides
new opportunities to develop systematic taxonomies based on evolutionary relationships …

Genomic expansion of domain archaea highlights roles for organisms from new phyla in anaerobic carbon cycling

CJ Castelle, KC Wrighton, BC Thomas, LA Hug… - Current biology, 2015 - cell.com
Background Archaea represent a significant fraction of Earth's biodiversity, yet they remain
much less well understood than Bacteria. Gene surveys, a few metagenomic studies, and …

Genomic exploration of the diversity, ecology, and evolution of the archaeal domain of life

A Spang, EF Caceres, TJG Ettema - Science, 2017 - science.org
BACKGROUND Archaea have been recognized as a major domain of life besides Bacteria
and Eukarya for about 40 years. Much of the pioneering research on archaeal organisms …

Methane metabolism in the archaeal phylum Bathyarchaeota revealed by genome-centric metagenomics

PN Evans, DH Parks, GL Chadwick, SJ Robbins… - Science, 2015 - science.org
Methanogenic and methanotrophic archaea play important roles in the global flux of
methane. Culture-independent approaches are providing deeper insight into the diversity …

Bathyarchaeota: globally distributed metabolic generalists in anoxic environments

Z Zhou, J Pan, F Wang, JD Gu… - FEMS microbiology …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Bathyarchaeota, formerly known as the Miscellaneous Crenarchaeotal Group, is a phylum of
global generalists that are widespread in anoxic sediments, which host relatively high …

[HTML][HTML] The bright side of microbial dark matter: lessons learned from the uncultivated majority

L Solden, K Lloyd, K Wrighton - Current opinion in microbiology, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights•Recent discoveries from metagenomics and single cell genomics.•Metabolic
features of the uncultivated majority.•Success stories of cultivating microbial dark …

Genomic and enzymatic evidence for acetogenesis among multiple lineages of the archaeal phylum Bathyarchaeota widespread in marine sediments

Y He, M Li, V Perumal, X Feng, J Fang, J **e… - Nature …, 2016 - nature.com
Members of the archaeal phylum Bathyarchaeota are widespread and abundant in the
energy-deficient marine subsurface sediments. However, their life strategies have remained …

Growth of sedimentary Bathyarchaeota on lignin as an energy source

T Yu, W Wu, W Liang, MA Lever… - Proceedings of the …, 2018 - National Acad Sciences
Members of the archaeal phylum Bathyarchaeota are among the most abundant
microorganisms on Earth. Although versatile metabolic capabilities such as acetogenesis …