Extremophiles : Life Under Extreme Conditions
Overview
'Extremophiles: Life Under Extreme Conditions' is a scientific journal dedicated to the study of organisms that thrive in extreme environments, such as deep-sea hydrothermal vents, polar regions, and acidic hot springs. It explores the adaptations, biochemistry, and molecular mechanisms that enable these resilient life forms to survive and flourish in harsh conditions. The journal publishes cutting-edge research, reviews, and perspectives, providing valuable insights into the limits of life on Earth and its potential implications for astrobiology and biotechnology.
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h-index / Ranks: 3387
95
SJR / Ranks: 6048
726
CiteScore / Ranks: 4033
5.80
JIF / Ranks: 3624
2.9
Recent Articles
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Galvan F, Alonso-Reyes D, Albarracin V
Extremophiles
. 2025 Feb;
29(1):17.
PMID: 39964557
Exiguobacterium sp. S17, a polyextremophile isolated from a High-Altitude Andean Lake, exhibits a multi-resistance profile against toxic arsenic concentrations, high UV radiation, and elevated salinity. Here, we characterize the mechanisms...
2.
DNA methylation confers epigenetic changes in cold-adapted microorganisms in response to cold stress
Bu X, Dou X, Chen Z, Liu L, Mei Y, Ren M
Extremophiles
. 2025 Feb;
29(1):16.
PMID: 39945895
DNA methylation modification regulates gene expression during temperature stress. The adaptation mechanisms of cold-adapted microorganisms to low temperatures have been explained at the gene and metabolic levels. However, considering the...
3.
Benison K, Hallsworth J, Zalar P, Glavina M, Gunde-Cimerman N
Extremophiles
. 2025 Feb;
29(1):15.
PMID: 39934511
Studies of microorganisms in extreme Mars-analog environments have generally overlooked fungi. Here, we document fungi in lake waters, slime, and halite of the acid-saline Lakes Magic and Gneiss in Western...
4.
Pal S, Biswas R, Sar A, Misra A, Dam S, Dam B
Extremophiles
. 2025 Jan;
29(1):14.
PMID: 39873828
To fish-out novel salt-tolerance genes, metagenomic DNA of moderately saline sediments of India's largest hypersaline Sambhar Lake was cloned in fosmid. Two functionally-picked clones helped the Escherichia coli host to...
5.
Zhu L, Nwankwo C, Hou J, Cui H
Extremophiles
. 2025 Jan;
29(1):13.
PMID: 39869143
Four halophilic archaeal strains were isolated from sea salt and a saline lake in China. Based on phylogenetic and phylogenomic analyses, the four strains are related to the genera of...
6.
Madigan M, Bender K, Parenteau M, Kimura Y, Wang-Otomo Z, Sattley W
Extremophiles
. 2025 Jan;
29(1):12.
PMID: 39862325
Rhodothalassium (Rts.) salexigens is a halophilic purple nonsulfur bacterium and the sole species in the genus Rhodothalassium, which is itself the sole genus in the family Rhodothalassiaceae and sole family...
7.
Wang W, Zhang Z, Sun M, Li C, Yan M, Wang C
Extremophiles
. 2024 Dec;
29(1):11.
PMID: 39714548
Azo dye wastewater has garnered significant attention from researchers because of its association with high-temperature, high-salt, and high-alkali conditions. In this study, consortium ZZ efficiently decolorized brown D3G under halophilic...
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Martiniuc C, Taveira I, Abreu F, Cabral A, Paranhos R, Seldin L, et al.
Extremophiles
. 2024 Dec;
29(1):10.
PMID: 39708135
Since prophages can play a multifaceted role in bacterial evolution, this study aims to characterize the virome of Rummeliibacillus stabekisii, a bacterium isolated from different environments, including Antarctic soil and...
9.
Brito M, Lopez N, Raiger Iustman L
Extremophiles
. 2024 Dec;
29(1):9.
PMID: 39699694
Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are intracellular polymers that enhance bacterial fitness against various environmental stressors. Pseudomonas extremaustralis 14-3b is an Antarctic bacterium capable of accumulating, short-chain-length PHAs (sclPHAs), composed of C3-C5 monomers,...
10.
Raymond J
Extremophiles
. 2024 Dec;
29(1):8.
PMID: 39671019
Among the many ice-binding proteins (IBPs) found in microorganisms (bacteria, archaea, fungi and algae), the canonical DUF3494 beta-barrel type is the most common. Until now, little variation has been found...