The lipid composition of the extremely halophilic archaeon Haloquadratum walsbyi was investigated by thin-layer chromatography and electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry. The analysis of neutral lipids showed the presence of vitamin MK-8, squalene, carotene, bacterioruberin and several retinal isomers. The major polar lipids were phosphatidylglycerophosphate methyl ester, phosphatidylglycero...

During our study of the 16S rRNA gene sequence-based archaeal diversity of a deep-sea site located at a 3,000 m depth at the Antarctic Polar Front, we detected several phylotypes ascribed to already known Group II and III Euryarchaeota, and a cluster of distinct sequences that branched off at the base of haloarchaea. The position of this lineage (marine Group IV) was very robust using distance ...

Background: The importance of microbiome in the progression and development colorectal cancer (CRC) has been discussed last decade. Like colon bacteria, other intestinal microorganisms, including archaea, could also be involved CRC progression, so it's important to work out archaeal (archaeome) composition among patients. Objectives: aim this study was determine archaeome healthy controls based...

Haloferax mediterranei is a denitrifying halophilic archaeon able to reduce nitrate and nitrite under oxic and anoxic conditions. In the presence of oxygen, nitrate and nitrite are used as nitrogen sources for growth. Under oxygen scarcity, this haloarchaeon uses both ions as electron acceptors via a denitrification pathway. In the present work, the maximal nitrite concentration tolerated by th...