Overview
Extremophiles features original research articles, reviews, and method papers on the biology, molecular biology, structure, function, and applications of microbial life at the edges of survivability. Conditions covered include high or low temperature, pressure, acidity, alkalinity, salinity, or desiccation; or in the presence of organic solvents, heavy metals, normally toxic substances, or radiation.
The coverage incorporates aspects of multiple disciplines, including molecular biology, biodiversity, genetics, genomics, metagenomics, proteomics, bioinformatics, survival strategies, macromolecular structure, biotechnology, fermentation technology, ultrastructure, biotransformation, metabolism, enzymology, biomembranes, bioenergetics, biophysics, physiology, cell biology, symbiosis, ecology, bioremediation, methodologies, evolution, phylogeny, taxonomy, astrobiology, and others.
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- Editor-in-Chief
- Marco Moracci
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- 2.6 (2024)
- 5-year Journal Impact Factor
- 2.7 (2024)
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Latest articles
Antitumor potential of glutaminase- and urease-free L-asparaginase from Antarctic fungusMortierella turficola
- Grécia Antonella Nina Flores
- Marahia Isabel Guevara Robayo
- Michel Rodrigo Zambrano Passarini
Research 19 November 2025 Article: 45
O-Acetyl-l-homoserine sulfhydrylase fromThermotoga maritima has five enzyme activities
- Tetsuya Miyamoto
- Kumiko Sakai-Kato
Research 15 November 2025 Article: 44
hEDTA and EDDS as sustainable and harmless alternatives to NTA as trace metal chelators inMethanothermobacter marburgensis cultivation
- Fabian Schwarzmann
- Elisa Hilts
- Christian Fink
Research Open access 14 November 2025 Article: 43
A culture-independent study of the structure, functions and methane oxidation activity of microbial communities of geothermal springs in Dagestan
- A. I. Slobodkin
- I. I. Rusanov
- A. Y. Merkel
Research 10 November 2025 Article: 42
Enzymatic potential of dairy microbes from high-altitude niches: emerging resource with industrial applications
- Deepika Nag
- Sneha
- Dharam Singh
Review 10 November 2025 Article: 41
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- 1433-4909
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- 1431-0651
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