HALOPHILES YESSSSSSSS
A new preprint from the @archaeon-alex.bsky.social and Joey Davis (MIT) labs! We solved the structure of the ribosome from the archaeon Haloferax volcanii and discovered a new highly conserved ribosome hibernation factor that we named AHA (AMPKγ–HPF from Archaea) 🧵⬇️ www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org
February 23, 2026 at 3:16 PM
HALOPHILES YESSSSSSSS
Also halophiles!
December 26, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Also halophiles!
A bird's eye view over the north arm of Utah's Great Salt Lake. Vibrant pinkish-red waters, due to pinkish-orange algae and violet-pinkish halophiles, meet the blinding bright, salty white shoreline that is shaped into a wave-like pattern. An otherworldly setting.
November 29, 2024 at 8:48 PM
A bird's eye view over the north arm of Utah's Great Salt Lake. Vibrant pinkish-red waters, due to pinkish-orange algae and violet-pinkish halophiles, meet the blinding bright, salty white shoreline that is shaped into a wave-like pattern. An otherworldly setting.
@markowenmartin.bsky.social reviews halophilic archaea before welcoming this week’s guest, Nahui Medina Chavez, to discuss her interest in archaea and research on experimental evolution in extreme halophiles.
April 8, 2026 at 10:02 PM
@markowenmartin.bsky.social reviews halophilic archaea before welcoming this week’s guest, Nahui Medina Chavez, to discuss her interest in archaea and research on experimental evolution in extreme halophiles.
Diversity of sulfur cycling halophiles within the Salton Sea, California’s largest lake bmcmicrobiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... #jcampubs
Diversity of sulfur cycling halophiles within the Salton Sea, California’s largest lake - BMC Microbiology
Background Microorganisms are the biotic foundation for nutrient cycling across ecosystems, and their assembly is often based on the nutrient availability of their environment. Though previous researc...
bmcmicrobiol.biomedcentral.com
March 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Diversity of sulfur cycling halophiles within the Salton Sea, California’s largest lake bmcmicrobiol.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... #jcampubs
To honour Carol A. D. Litchfield’s great contributions to the microbiology of oceans and extreme environments, DSMZ researchers named the strain Streptomyces litchfieldiae (DSM 44938) after her.
#herstory #HonoringWomenInSTEM #WomenInScience #microbiology #halophiles
#herstory #HonoringWomenInSTEM #WomenInScience #microbiology #halophiles
December 17, 2024 at 9:57 AM
To honour Carol A. D. Litchfield’s great contributions to the microbiology of oceans and extreme environments, DSMZ researchers named the strain Streptomyces litchfieldiae (DSM 44938) after her.
#herstory #HonoringWomenInSTEM #WomenInScience #microbiology #halophiles
#herstory #HonoringWomenInSTEM #WomenInScience #microbiology #halophiles
HALOPHILES YESSSSSSSS!
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...
www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...
www.biorxiv.org
May 20, 2026 at 11:51 AM
HALOPHILES YESSSSSSSS!
Thermophiles! Halophiles!
February 10, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Thermophiles! Halophiles!
Halophiles in the news: Officials warn influencers from getting too close to Bay Area's famed pink pond sfgate.com/local/articl...
sfgate.com
November 1, 2023 at 5:00 PM
Halophiles in the news: Officials warn influencers from getting too close to Bay Area's famed pink pond sfgate.com/local/articl...
[2/3] Jassen Todorov photographie les salins de la baie de San Francisco, où un projet de restauration a supprimé des digues artificielles. Les marais tidaux renaissent, favorisant plantes halophiles et faune, preuve d’une reconquête écologique réussie. #geography #photography
August 28, 2025 at 6:24 AM
[2/3] Jassen Todorov photographie les salins de la baie de San Francisco, où un projet de restauration a supprimé des digues artificielles. Les marais tidaux renaissent, favorisant plantes halophiles et faune, preuve d’une reconquête écologique réussie. #geography #photography
Why are parts of the Great Salt Lake so pink?
Because that portion of the lake has a high concentration of a microorganism called Halophiles.
#nikon #NaturePhotography #naturelovers #climatechange #climatecrisis #photographersofbluesky #savethegreatsaltlake
Because that portion of the lake has a high concentration of a microorganism called Halophiles.
#nikon #NaturePhotography #naturelovers #climatechange #climatecrisis #photographersofbluesky #savethegreatsaltlake
July 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Why are parts of the Great Salt Lake so pink?
Because that portion of the lake has a high concentration of a microorganism called Halophiles.
#nikon #NaturePhotography #naturelovers #climatechange #climatecrisis #photographersofbluesky #savethegreatsaltlake
Because that portion of the lake has a high concentration of a microorganism called Halophiles.
#nikon #NaturePhotography #naturelovers #climatechange #climatecrisis #photographersofbluesky #savethegreatsaltlake
Natronorubrum marinum sp. nov., Natronorubrum amylolyticum sp. nov., Natronorubrum halobium sp. nov., and Natronorubrum salinum sp. nov., halophilic archaea from a coastal saline-alkali land and two saline lakes
#microbiology #archaea #halophiles #MicroSky #ArchaeaSky
doi.org/10.1016/j.sy...
#microbiology #archaea #halophiles #MicroSky #ArchaeaSky
doi.org/10.1016/j.sy...
January 4, 2026 at 10:30 AM
Natronorubrum marinum sp. nov., Natronorubrum amylolyticum sp. nov., Natronorubrum halobium sp. nov., and Natronorubrum salinum sp. nov., halophilic archaea from a coastal saline-alkali land and two saline lakes
#microbiology #archaea #halophiles #MicroSky #ArchaeaSky
doi.org/10.1016/j.sy...
#microbiology #archaea #halophiles #MicroSky #ArchaeaSky
doi.org/10.1016/j.sy...
Today Dr. Nahui Medina-Chavez, postdoctoral scholar in the Travisano laboratory at the University of Minnesota, joins the Quality Quorum to discuss her interest in the ubiquitous archaea, and her own research studying experimental evolution in extreme halophiles.
@markowenmartin.bsky.social
@markowenmartin.bsky.social
Matters Microbial #127: Even Your Navel Has Them — An Archaea‑Whisperer Explores
YouTube video by MicrobeTV
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April 8, 2026 at 1:26 PM
Today Dr. Nahui Medina-Chavez, postdoctoral scholar in the Travisano laboratory at the University of Minnesota, joins the Quality Quorum to discuss her interest in the ubiquitous archaea, and her own research studying experimental evolution in extreme halophiles.
@markowenmartin.bsky.social
@markowenmartin.bsky.social
6 Scientists. 1 Panel. Big ideas.
From Gut microbiomes 🧬 to Halophiles 🧂 to Plant Holobionts 🌱
Join our #UnityInDiversity panel to explore how diversity fuels discovery in microbial ecology!
🗓 Oct 21 | 8AM PT · 5PM CET · 11PM Beijing
🔗 Join us: isme-microbes.org/invitation-t...
From Gut microbiomes 🧬 to Halophiles 🧂 to Plant Holobionts 🌱
Join our #UnityInDiversity panel to explore how diversity fuels discovery in microbial ecology!
🗓 Oct 21 | 8AM PT · 5PM CET · 11PM Beijing
🔗 Join us: isme-microbes.org/invitation-t...
September 25, 2025 at 7:56 PM
6 Scientists. 1 Panel. Big ideas.
From Gut microbiomes 🧬 to Halophiles 🧂 to Plant Holobionts 🌱
Join our #UnityInDiversity panel to explore how diversity fuels discovery in microbial ecology!
🗓 Oct 21 | 8AM PT · 5PM CET · 11PM Beijing
🔗 Join us: isme-microbes.org/invitation-t...
From Gut microbiomes 🧬 to Halophiles 🧂 to Plant Holobionts 🌱
Join our #UnityInDiversity panel to explore how diversity fuels discovery in microbial ecology!
🗓 Oct 21 | 8AM PT · 5PM CET · 11PM Beijing
🔗 Join us: isme-microbes.org/invitation-t...
I’ll be talking about microbes in concrete (spoiler: halophiles!!!) with a very exciting preview of new data from concrete biocrusts. A lot of this work is from @akiledal.bsky.social ‘s PhD work
November 14, 2024 at 12:35 PM
I’ll be talking about microbes in concrete (spoiler: halophiles!!!) with a very exciting preview of new data from concrete biocrusts. A lot of this work is from @akiledal.bsky.social ‘s PhD work
As salterns reach the minimum salinity limits for extreme halophiles, their waters become purple or reddish color due to the high densities of halophilic Archaea.
December 27, 2025 at 7:26 AM
As salterns reach the minimum salinity limits for extreme halophiles, their waters become purple or reddish color due to the high densities of halophilic Archaea.
Well, I would not have predicted the TikTok would fuck up halophiles www.sfgate.com/travel/artic...
Influencers keep endangering rare wildlife and themselves at Bay Area refuge
Influencers keep trespassing on a Bay Area refuge, endangering themselves and local wildlife in the process.
www.sfgate.com
September 9, 2024 at 7:10 PM
Well, I would not have predicted the TikTok would fuck up halophiles www.sfgate.com/travel/artic...
Metagenomics reveal unrestricted dispersal of extreme halophiles and higher connectivity among coastal vs. inland solar salterns and hypersaline lakes
#microbiology #halophiles #extremophiles #MicroSky
@isme-microbes.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/isme...
#microbiology #halophiles #extremophiles #MicroSky
@isme-microbes.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/isme...
Metagenomics reveal unrestricted dispersal of extreme halophiles and higher connectivity among coastal vs. inland solar salterns and hypersaline lakes
Abstract. Hypersaline environments constitute ideal systems for studying evolutionary processes and microbial diversification due to their relatively low (
doi.org
June 28, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Metagenomics reveal unrestricted dispersal of extreme halophiles and higher connectivity among coastal vs. inland solar salterns and hypersaline lakes
#microbiology #halophiles #extremophiles #MicroSky
@isme-microbes.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/isme...
#microbiology #halophiles #extremophiles #MicroSky
@isme-microbes.bsky.social
doi.org/10.1093/isme...
Last Friday September 5th 2025 I successfully defended my PhD thesis on microbial and viral diversity of extreme halophiles using metagenomics and genomics!!
Many thanks to Prof. @ramonix.bsky.social, Prof. Rafa Bosch, and Dr. @tomeuviver.bsky.social, for their support and guidance all these years!
Many thanks to Prof. @ramonix.bsky.social, Prof. Rafa Bosch, and Dr. @tomeuviver.bsky.social, for their support and guidance all these years!
September 8, 2025 at 7:59 AM
Last Friday September 5th 2025 I successfully defended my PhD thesis on microbial and viral diversity of extreme halophiles using metagenomics and genomics!!
Many thanks to Prof. @ramonix.bsky.social, Prof. Rafa Bosch, and Dr. @tomeuviver.bsky.social, for their support and guidance all these years!
Many thanks to Prof. @ramonix.bsky.social, Prof. Rafa Bosch, and Dr. @tomeuviver.bsky.social, for their support and guidance all these years!
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Secondary active transporters perform ‘concentrative’ transport, moving substrates against their concentration gradients by harnessing energy from ion gradients. Organisms have evolved their transporters based on their environment – i.e., halophiles often have sodium-driven transporters.
Secondary active transporters perform ‘concentrative’ transport, moving substrates against their concentration gradients by harnessing energy from ion gradients. Organisms have evolved their transporters based on their environment – i.e., halophiles often have sodium-driven transporters.
September 12, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Secondary active transporters perform ‘concentrative’ transport, moving substrates against their concentration gradients by harnessing energy from ion gradients. Organisms have evolved their transporters based on their environment – i.e., halophiles often have sodium-driven transporters.
Secondary active transporters perform ‘concentrative’ transport, moving substrates against their concentration gradients by harnessing energy from ion gradients. Organisms have evolved their transporters based on their environment – i.e., halophiles often have sodium-driven transporters.
Novel insights into the diversity of halophilic microorganisms and their functioning in hypersaline ecosystems
#microbiology #halophiles #extremophiles
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
#microbiology #halophiles #extremophiles
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
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May 20, 2026 at 8:43 AM
Novel insights into the diversity of halophilic microorganisms and their functioning in hypersaline ecosystems
#microbiology #halophiles #extremophiles
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
#microbiology #halophiles #extremophiles
www.nature.com/articles/s44...
Halophiles and Halotolerants: From Industry to Astrobiology
astrobiology.com/2025/10/halo... #astrobiology #microbiology #biotechnology
astrobiology.com/2025/10/halo... #astrobiology #microbiology #biotechnology
Halophiles and Halotolerants: From Industry to Astrobiology - Astrobiology
Halophilic and halotolerant microorganisms, as members of the extremophile group, hold significant potential for both industrial applications and astrobiological research.
astrobiology.com
October 4, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Halophiles and Halotolerants: From Industry to Astrobiology
astrobiology.com/2025/10/halo... #astrobiology #microbiology #biotechnology
astrobiology.com/2025/10/halo... #astrobiology #microbiology #biotechnology
Life in the brine of Lunenburg, Germany: unveiling microorganisms associated with Zechstein salt deposits
#microbiology #extremophiles #halophiles
www.frontiersin.org/journals/mic...
#microbiology #extremophiles #halophiles
www.frontiersin.org/journals/mic...
November 29, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Life in the brine of Lunenburg, Germany: unveiling microorganisms associated with Zechstein salt deposits
#microbiology #extremophiles #halophiles
www.frontiersin.org/journals/mic...
#microbiology #extremophiles #halophiles
www.frontiersin.org/journals/mic...
Yesterday, our student Catarina Cebolais proudly defended her poster pitch @istecnico.bsky.social ! This is an intermediate step before defending her bachelor project about the use of halophiles to protect tomato plants 🍅 against salt stress 🧂! Congrats! @itqbnova.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Yesterday, our student Catarina Cebolais proudly defended her poster pitch @istecnico.bsky.social ! This is an intermediate step before defending her bachelor project about the use of halophiles to protect tomato plants 🍅 against salt stress 🧂! Congrats! @itqbnova.bsky.social